ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG023003: Both a ball that is thrown and a ball that is dropped have motion energy while they are moving.
A girl and a boy are each holding a ball. The girl throws her ball, and the boy drops his ball. Which statement describes the kinetic energy (motion energy) of the balls while they are moving through the air?
- Both the ball that was thrown and the ball that was dropped have kinetic energy.
- The ball that was thrown has kinetic energy, but the ball that was dropped does not.
- The ball that was dropped has kinetic energy, but the ball that was thrown does not.
- Neither the ball that was thrown nor the ball that was dropped has kinetic energy.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1991 |
4–5 n = 441 | 6–8 n = 803 |
9–12 n = 747 |
Male n = 963 |
Female n = 995 |
English n = 1782 |
Other n = 165 |
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| A. | Both the ball that was thrown and the ball that was dropped have kinetic energy. | 56% | 51% | 58% | 58% | 56% | 57% | 58% | 46% |
| B. | The ball that was thrown has kinetic energy, but the ball that was dropped does not. | 23% | 30% | 22% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| C. | The ball that was dropped has kinetic energy, but the ball that was thrown does not. | 12% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 18% |
| D. | Neither the ball that was thrown nor the ball that was dropped has kinetic energy. | 8% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 12% |