ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG027004: Even though a person’s ear won’t feel any different while listening to music, sound does transfer a small amount of energy to the person’s ear, which makes parts of the ear vibrate.
Two students are participating in a class discussion during their music lesson. One student says that when a person listens to music, the person is gaining energy because the sound transfers energy to the person’s ear. The other student does not agree because a person’s ear does not feel any different while listening to music. Will the person gain energy because the sound transfers energy to their ear?
- No, the person will not gain energy while listening to music because sound does not transfer energy.
- Yes, the person will gain energy while listening to music, but that energy does not come from the sound.
- Yes, even though the person’s ear won’t feel any different while listening to music, sound does transfer a small amount of energy to the person’s ear, which makes parts of the ear vibrate.
- Whether or not energy is transferred to the person’s ear depends on how loud the music is. Only loud sounds can transfer energy by sound.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1943 |
4–5 n = 401 | 6–8 n = 794 |
9–12 n = 748 |
Male n = 973 |
Female n = 935 |
English n = 1689 |
Other n = 204 |
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| A. | 23% | 26% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| B. | 16% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| C. | 49% | 41% | 47% | 54% | 49% | 48% | 49% | 41% |
| D. | 12% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 14% |