ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG007003: The motion energy of an object depends on the speed and mass of the object.
The kinetic energy (motion energy) of an object depends on which of the following?
- Both the mass and the speed of the object
- The mass of the object but not the speed of the object
- The speed of the object but not the mass of the object
- Neither the mass nor the speed of the object
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1993 |
4–5 n = 445 | 6–8 n = 761 |
9–12 n = 787 |
Male n = 946 |
Female n = 1011 |
English n = 1757 |
Other n = 187 |
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| A. | Both the mass and the speed of the object | 60% | 49% | 57% | 68% | 57% | 62% | 60% | 55% |
| B. | The mass of the object but not the speed of the object | 13% | 18% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| C. | The speed of the object but not the mass of the object | 19% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 21% |
| D. | Neither the mass nor the speed of the object | 8% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% |