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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG027003: For two wooden blocks that are at the same temperature, the block that weighs more has more thermal energy.
A student has two blocks made of the same type of wood. The wooden blocks are both at the same temperature, but Block 1 weighs more than the Block 2.
Which block has more thermal energy?
- Block 1 has more thermal energy.
- Block 2 has more thermal energy.
- Both blocks have the same amount of thermal energy.
- Neither block has any thermal energy.
Answer Choice |
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Gender |
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| n = 2998 |
6–8 n = 1700 |
9–12 n = 1286 |
Male n = 1450 |
Female n = 1491 |
English n = 2632 |
Other n = 287 |
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| A. | Block 1 has more thermal energy. | 34% | 34% | 33% | 33% | 35% | 34% | 32% |
| B. | Block 2 has more thermal energy. | 21% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| C. | Both blocks have the same amount of thermal energy. | 31% | 31% | 30% | 33% | 28% | 31% | 28% |
| D. | Neither block has any thermal energy. | 15% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 17% |