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Item EG079002: When comparing two runners with different amounts of motion energy, the only way to know which one weighs more is to also know how fast each is running.

Two students are running in a race. Student 1 has more kinetic energy (motion energy) than Student 2. Does Student 1 weigh more than, less than, or the same as Student 2?

  1. Student 1 weighs more than Student 2.
  2. Student 1 weighs less than Student 2.
  3. Student 1 weighs the same as Student 2.
  4. The only way to know which student weighs more is to also know how fast each student is running.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1096
4–5
n = 0
6–8
n = 672
9–12
n = 424
Male
n = 522
Female
n = 548
English
n = 954
Other
n = 114
A. Student 1 weighs more than Student 2. 21%N/A 23% 17% 21% 20% 20% 19%
B. Student 1 weighs less than Student 2. 31%N/A 35% 25% 29% 33% 31% 35%
C. Student 1 weighs the same as Student 2. 10%N/A 10% 11% 11% 9% 10% 12%
D. The only way to know which student weighs more is to also know how fast each student is running. 38%N/A 32% 48% 39% 38% 39% 33%