Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG005003: Increasing the speed of an object increases its motion energy.
How does increasing the speed of an object affect the motion energy (kinetic energy) of the object?
- Increasing the speed of an object decreases its motion energy.
- Increasing the speed of an object increases its motion energy.
- Increasing the speed of an object does not affect its motion energy.
- Whether or not its motion energy is affected depends on how much its speed was increased.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3318 |
6–8 n = 1929 |
9–12 n = 1379 |
Male n = 1615 |
Female n = 1640 |
English n = 2888 |
Other n = 338 |
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| A. | Increasing the speed of an object decreases its motion energy. | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 21% |
| B. | Increasing the speed of an object increases its motion energy. | 56% | 55% | 57% | 56% | 55% | 58% | 41% |
| C. | Increasing the speed of an object does not affect its motion energy. | 16% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 20% |
| D. | Whether or not its motion energy is affected depends on how much its speed was increased. | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 17% |