ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG038003: The distance between the molecules that make up the matter and how far they are displaced by the sound affect how much energy can be transferred by sound.
What affects how much energy can be transferred by sound as it travels through matter?
- The distance between the molecules that make up the matter and how far they are displaced by the sound
- The distance between the molecules that make up the matter but not how far they are displaced by the sound
- How far the molecules that make up the matter are displaced by the sound but not the distance between them
- Energy is not transferred by sound, so neither the distance between the molecules that make up the matter nor how far the molecules are displaced by the sound
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 502
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 607 | 1502 | 40% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6–8 | 288 | 770 | 37% |
| 9–12 | 319 | 732 | 44% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 298 | 741 | 40% |
| Female | 294 | 728 | 40% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 551 | 1313 | 42% |
| Other | 40 | 146 | 27% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.A Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents.
PS4.A Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound. - NRC Framework
- ...a sound wave is a moving pattern of particle vibrations that transmits energy through a medium.