ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG017003: A car gets the energy it needs to move by burning the gasoline.
A man stops at a gas station on a sunny day and fills his car up with gasoline. Then he drives the car home.
How does the car get the energy it needs to move?
- The car gets the energy it needs to move by burning the gasoline.
- The car gets the energy it needs to move by absorbing light from the sun.
- The car gets the energy it needs to move from the man, not from burning gasoline or absorbing light from the sun.
- As the car moves, the car's motion makes the energy needed to keep the car moving.
Answer Choice |
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Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3748 |
4–5 n = 770 | 6–8 n = 1521 |
9–12 n = 1457 |
Male n = 1714 |
Female n = 1933 |
English n = 3317 |
Other n = 314 |
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| A. | The car gets the energy it needs to move by burning the gasoline. | 77% | 73% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| B. | The car gets the energy it needs to move by absorbing light from the sun. | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 10% |
| C. | The car gets the energy it needs to move from the man, not from burning gasoline or absorbing light from the sun. | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 13% |
| D. | As the car moves, the car's motion makes the energy needed to keep the car moving. | 9% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 12% |