ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG035005: The elastic energy of a spring increases when a student compresses it.
A student compresses a spring.
How does the elastic potential energy of the spring change when the student compresses it?
- The elastic potential energy of the spring increases when the student compresses it.
- The elastic potential energy of the spring decreases when the student compresses it.
- The elastic potential energy of the spring does not change when the student compresses it.
- More information is needed to tell how the elastic potential energy changes.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1976 |
4–5 n = 395 | 6–8 n = 793 |
9–12 n = 788 |
Male n = 975 |
Female n = 965 |
English n = 1789 |
Other n = 143 |
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| A. | The elastic potential energy of the spring increases when the student compresses it. | 60% | 54% | 60% | 64% | 60% | 60% | 61% | 55% |
| B. | The elastic potential energy of the spring decreases when the student compresses it. | 22% | 28% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 28% |
| C. | The elastic potential energy of the spring does not change when the student compresses it. | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| D. | More information is needed to tell how the elastic potential energy changes. | 9% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 6% |