Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG058001: The thermal energy of an object depends on the mass of the object and the material it is made of.
The thermal energy of an object depends on which of the following?
- Both the mass of the object and the material it is made of
- The mass of the object but not the material it is made of
- The material the object is made of but not the mass of the object
- Neither the mass of the object nor the material it is made of
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 776 |
6–8 n = 391 |
9–12 n = 383 |
Male n = 368 |
Female n = 395 |
English n = 654 |
Other n = 96 |
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| A. | Both the mass of the object and the material it is made of | 39% | 38% | 39% | 38% | 38% | 39% | 36% |
| B. | The mass of the object but not the material it is made of | 25% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| C. | The material the object is made of but not the mass of the object | 19% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| D. | Neither the mass of the object nor the material it is made of | 17% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 22% |