ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG060001: The thermal energy of an object depends on the temperature of the object, the mass of the object, and the material it is made of.
The thermal energy of an object depends on which of the following?
- Only the temperature of the object
- Only the temperature and the mass of the object
- Only the temperature of the object and the material it is made of
- The temperature of the object, the mass of the object, and the material it is made of
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3780 |
4–5 n = 678 | 6–8 n = 1532 |
9–12 n = 1570 |
Male n = 1713 |
Female n = 1947 |
English n = 3374 |
Other n = 275 |
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| A. | Only the temperature of the object | 21% | 27% | 22% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 21% | 21% |
| B. | Only the temperature and the mass of the object | 21% | 24% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| C. | Only the temperature of the object and the material it is made of | 18% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| D. | The temperature of the object, the mass of the object, and the material it is made of | 40% | 29% | 39% | 44% | 36% | 43% | 40% | 32% |