Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG063002: Solid, liquid, and gaseous substances can have thermal energy.
In which state(s) of matter could a substance have thermal energy?
- Only liquids
- Only liquids and solids
- Only liquids and gases
- Liquids, solids, and gases
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2969 |
6–8 n = 1667 |
9–12 n = 1291 |
Male n = 1442 |
Female n = 1472 |
English n = 2599 |
Other n = 288 |
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| A. | Only liquids | 10% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 10% |
| B. | Only liquids and solids | 20% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 24% |
| C. | Only liquids and gases | 15% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| D. | Liquids, solids, and gases | 54% | 54% | 56% | 54% | 55% | 55% | 48% |