ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG062003: A living person, a dead plant, and a penny all have thermal energy.
Which of the above has thermal energy?
- Only the living person
- Only the living person and the penny
- Only the living person and the dead plant
- The living person, the penny, and the dead plant
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1441 |
4–5 n = 279 | 6–8 n = 635 |
9–12 n = 527 |
Male n = 714 |
Female n = 702 |
English n = 1262 |
Other n = 145 |
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| A. | Only the living person | 45% | 55% | 47% | 38% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 44% |
| B. | Only the living person and the penny | 15% | 15% | 17% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| C. | Only the living person and the dead plant | 16% | 13% | 14% | 19% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| D. | The living person, the penny, and the dead plant | 25% | 16% | 23% | 32% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 19% |