ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG008004: A ball has motion energy only when it is moving.
When does a ball have kinetic energy (motion energy)?
- A ball has kinetic energy only when it is moving.
- A ball has kinetic energy only when it is moving upwards.
- A ball has kinetic energy only when a person causes it to move.
- A ball has kinetic energy all of the time, even when it is not moving.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 4438 |
4–5 n = 828 | 6–8 n = 1782 |
9–12 n = 1828 |
Male n = 2030 |
Female n = 2278 |
English n = 4011 |
Other n = 282 |
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| A. | A ball has kinetic energy only when it is moving. | 63% | 58% | 60% | 69% | 62% | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| B. | A ball has kinetic energy only when it is moving upwards. | 10% | 14% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 11% |
| C. | A ball has kinetic energy only when a person causes it to move. | 17% | 19% | 20% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| D. | A ball has kinetic energy all of the time, even when it is not moving. | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 7% |