ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG045002: For a system containing two objects, the amount of gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of both objects.
For a system containing two objects, does the mass of the objects affect the amount of gravitational potential energy the system has?
- Yes, the amount of gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of both objects.
- Yes, but the amount of gravitational potential energy depends only on the mass of the larger object
- Yes, but the amount of gravitational potential energy depends only on the mass of the smaller object
- No, the amount of gravitational potential energy does not depend on the mass of either object.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 974 |
4–5 n = 0 | 6–8 n = 635 |
9–12 n = 339 |
Male n = 445 |
Female n = 502 |
English n = 853 |
Other n = 98 |
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| A. | 50% | N/A | 49% | 51% | 49% | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| B. | 17% | N/A | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 26% |
| C. | 16% | N/A | 16% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| D. | 18% | N/A | 19% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 19% | 11% |