Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG029002: The thermal energy of an object depends on the mass and temperature of the object.
The thermal energy of an object depends on which of the following?
- Both the mass and the temperature of the object
- The mass of the object but not the temperature of the object
- The temperature of the object but not the mass of the object
- Neither the mass nor the temperature of the object
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 744 |
6–8 n = 388 |
9–12 n = 353 |
Male n = 363 |
Female n = 362 |
English n = 662 |
Other n = 55 |
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| A. | Both the mass and the temperature of the object | 44% | 42% | 46% | 39% | 49% | 45% | 36% |
| B. | The mass of the object but not the temperature of the object | 12% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| C. | The temperature of the object but not the mass of the object | 34% | 35% | 33% | 35% | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| D. | Neither the mass nor the temperature of the object | 10% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 11% |