Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG059001: The thermal energy of an object depends on the temperature of the object and the material it is made of.
The thermal energy of an object depends on which of the following?
- Both the temperature of the object and the material it is made of
- The temperature of the object but not the material it is made of
- The material the object is made of but not the temperature of the object
- Neither the temperature of the object nor the material it is made of
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 696 |
6–8 n = 357 |
9–12 n = 338 |
Male n = 339 |
Female n = 343 |
English n = 624 |
Other n = 50 |
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| A. | Both the temperature of the object and the material it is made of | 42% | 43% | 41% | 43% | 40% | 42% | 40% |
| B. | The temperature of the object but not the material it is made of | 33% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| C. | The material the object is made of but not the temperature of the object | 15% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 22% |
| D. | Neither the temperature of the object nor the material it is made of | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% |