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Item RG038003: The distance between the molecules that make up the matter and how far they are displaced by the sound affect how much energy can be transferred by sound.

What affects how much energy can be transferred by sound as it travels through matter?

  1. The distance between the molecules that make up the matter and how far they are displaced by the sound
  2. The distance between the molecules that make up the matter but not how far they are displaced by the sound
  3. How far the molecules that make up the matter are displaced by the sound but not the distance between them
  4. Energy is not transferred by sound, so neither the distance between the molecules that make up the matter nor how far the molecules are displaced by the sound
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1502
4–5
n = 0
6–8
n = 770
9–12
n = 732
Male
n = 741
Female
n = 728
English
n = 1313
Other
n = 146
A. 40%N/A 37% 44% 40% 40% 42% 27%
B. 23%N/A 25% 20% 23% 23% 22% 25%
C. 22%N/A 22% 21% 22% 21% 21% 30%
D. 15%N/A 15% 15% 14% 16% 15% 17%