ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG061004: For two ice cubes at the same temperature, the ice cube with the smaller mass has less thermal energy.
A student has two ice cubes. Ice Cube 1 and Ice Cube 2 are at the same temperature. The mass of Ice Cube 1 is greater than the mass of Ice Cube 2.
Which ice cube has less thermal energy and why?
- Ice Cube 1 has less thermal energy because it has more cold than Ice Cube 2.
- Ice Cube 2 has less thermal energy because it has less mass than Ice Cube 1.
- Ice Cube 1 and Ice Cube 2 have the same amount of thermal energy because thermal energy does not depend on mass.
- Ice Cube 1 and Ice Cube 2 do not have any thermal energy because frozen things do not have thermal energy.
Answer Choice |
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1901 |
4–5 n = 345 | 6–8 n = 773 |
9–12 n = 783 |
Male n = 885 |
Female n = 979 |
English n = 1701 |
Other n = 150 |
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| A. | 20% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 21% |
| B. | 39% | 43% | 43% | 34% | 36% | 42% | 39% | 44% |
| C. | 29% | 20% | 24% | 37% | 32% | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| D. | 12% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 9% |