ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG002003: For two pinecones falling at the same speed, the pinecone with more mass has more motion energy.
Two pine cones are falling from a pine tree. Both pine cones are falling at the same speed.
If Pine Cone 1 weighs less than Pine Cone 2, which pine cone has more kinetic energy (motion energy)?
- Pine Cone 1 has more kinetic energy.
- Pine Cone 2 has more kinetic energy.
- Both pine cones have the same amount of kinetic energy.
- Neither pine cone has any kinetic energy.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1473 |
4–5 n = 237 | 6–8 n = 642 |
9–12 n = 594 |
Male n = 701 |
Female n = 742 |
English n = 1259 |
Other n = 170 |
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| A. | Pine Cone 1 has more kinetic energy. | 16% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| B. | Pine Cone 2 has more kinetic energy. | 50% | 43% | 50% | 53% | 49% | 52% | 52% | 38% |
| C. | Both pine cones have the same amount of kinetic energy. | 30% | 30% | 29% | 31% | 32% | 28% | 29% | 34% |
| D. | Neither pine cone has any kinetic energy. | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 9% |