ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG041004: For two identical rubber bands, the rubber band that is stretched more has more elastic energy.
A student has two identical rubber bands. She stretches each rubber band around two pegs so that one rubber band is stretched a little bit and the other rubber band is stretched a lot.
When the rubber bands are stretched, which rubber band has more elastic potential energy?
- The rubber band that is stretched a little has more elastic potential energy.
- The rubber band that is stretched a lot has more elastic potential energy.
- The rubber bands have the same amount of elastic potential energy no matter how much they are stretched.
- Neither rubber band has any elastic potential energy.
Answer Choice |
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Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1885 |
4–5 n = 338 | 6–8 n = 773 |
9–12 n = 774 |
Male n = 909 |
Female n = 935 |
English n = 1718 |
Other n = 121 |
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| A. | The rubber band that is stretched a little has more elastic potential energy. | 18% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| B. | The rubber band that is stretched a lot has more elastic potential energy. | 66% | 68% | 66% | 64% | 66% | 64% | 66% | 64% |
| C. | The rubber bands have the same amount of elastic potential energy no matter how much they are stretched. | 13% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| D. | Neither rubber band has any elastic potential energy. | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 0% |