ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG067002: The gravitational potential energy of a space shuttle increases as it gets higher in the sky.
A space shuttle is launched and is traveling up into the sky.
How does the gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle change as it gets higher in the sky?
- The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle increases as it gets higher.
- The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle decreases as it gets higher.
- The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle does not change as it gets higher.
- The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle depends on how fast the rocket is moving.
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4–5 n = 782 | 6–8 n = 1513 |
9–12 n = 1583 |
Male n = 1762 |
Female n = 2004 |
English n = 3398 |
Other n = 344 |
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| A. | The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle increases as it gets higher. | 41% | 34% | 39% | 47% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 38% |
| B. | The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle decreases as it gets higher. | 34% | 38% | 35% | 30% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 34% |
| C. | The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle does not change as it gets higher. | 13% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 16% |
| D. | The gravitational potential energy of the space shuttle depends on how fast the rocket is moving. | 12% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 13% |