ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG055005: The thermal energy of an object depends on the speed and type of molecules that make up the object.
The thermal energy of an object depends on which of the following?
- Both the type of molecules that make up the object and their average speed
- The average speed of the molecules that make up the object but not the type of molecules
- The type of molecules that make up the object but not their average speed
- Neither the type of molecules that make up the object nor their average speed
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1051 |
4–5 n = 0 | 6–8 n = 632 |
9–12 n = 419 |
Male n = 527 |
Female n = 506 |
English n = 904 |
Other n = 129 |
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| A. | Both the type of molecules that make up the object and their average speed | 42% | N/A | 39% | 46% | 39% | 44% | 42% | 36% |
| B. | The average speed of the molecules that make up the object but not the type of molecules | 34% | N/A | 35% | 33% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 28% |
| C. | The type of molecules that make up the object but not their average speed | 16% | N/A | 17% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 22% |
| D. | Neither the type of molecules that make up the object nor their average speed | 8% | N/A | 9% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 12% |