ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG045002: For a system containing two objects, the amount of gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of both objects.
For a system containing two objects, does the mass of the objects affect the amount of gravitational potential energy the system has?
- Yes, the amount of gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of both objects.
- Yes, but the amount of gravitational potential energy depends only on the mass of the larger object
- Yes, but the amount of gravitational potential energy depends only on the mass of the smaller object
- No, the amount of gravitational potential energy does not depend on the mass of either object.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 488
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 483 | 974 | 50% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6–8 | 311 | 635 | 49% |
| 9–12 | 172 | 339 | 51% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 217 | 445 | 49% |
| Female | 251 | 502 | 50% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 428 | 853 | 50% |
| Other | 43 | 98 | 44% |