Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG035004: The elastic energy of a spring increases when a student compresses it.
A student compresses a spring.
How does the elastic energy of the spring change when the student compresses it?
- The elastic energy of the spring increases when the student compresses it.
- The elastic energy of the spring decreases when the student compresses it.
- The elastic energy of the spring does not change when the student compresses it.
- More information is needed to tell how the elastic energy changes.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3075 |
6–8 n = 1831 |
9–12 n = 1233 |
Male n = 1468 |
Female n = 1536 |
English n = 2701 |
Other n = 286 |
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| A. | The elastic energy of the spring increases when the student compresses it. | 53% | 50% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 54% | 43% |
| B. | The elastic energy of the spring decreases when the student compresses it. | 26% | 28% | 24% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| C. | The elastic energy of the spring does not change when the student compresses it. | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 16% |
| D. | More information is needed to tell how the elastic energy changes. | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 15% |