ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG045002: All things have thermal energy because thermal energy is the result of atoms moving, and all things are made up of atoms that are moving.
Do all things have thermal energy? Why or why not?
- Yes, because thermal energy is the result of atoms rubbing together, and all things are made up of atoms that are rubbing together
- Yes, because thermal energy is the result of atoms moving, and all things are made up of atoms that are moving
- No, because only things that are warm or hot have thermal energy, and not all things are warm or hot
- No, because only things that are living have thermal energy, and not all things are living
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| n = 3087 |
4–5 n = 0 | 6–8 n = 1590 |
9–12 n = 1497 |
Male n = 1441 |
Female n = 1562 |
English n = 2777 |
Other n = 214 |
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| A. | Yes, because thermal energy is the result of atoms rubbing together, and all things are made up of atoms that are rubbing together | 28% | N/A | 29% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 28% | 22% |
| B. | Yes, because thermal energy is the result of atoms moving, and all things are made up of atoms that are moving | 33% | N/A | 29% | 39% | 32% | 35% | 34% | 29% |
| C. | No, because only things that are warm or hot have thermal energy, and not all things are warm or hot | 19% | N/A | 21% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 19% | 27% |
| D. | No, because only things that are living have thermal energy, and not all things are living | 20% | N/A | 22% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 21% |