ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG048002: A weight will have more energy when it is 6 feet above the ground than when it is 3 feet above the ground because the higher an object is the more energy it has.
A weightlifter is practicing in a gym. He bends down to pick up a weight and then lifts it over his head.
When will the weight have more energy and why?
- The weight will have more energy when it is 3 feet above the ground because the lower an object is the more energy it has.
- The weight will have more energy when it is 6 feet above the ground because the higher an object is the more energy it has.
- The weight will have the same amount of energy when it is 3 feet or 6 feet above the ground because the amount of energy an object has does not depend on how high it is above the ground.
- The weight will not have any energy no matter how high it is above the ground because objects don’t have energy, only people do.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1558 |
4–5 n = 587 | 6–8 n = 629 |
9–12 n = 342 |
Male n = 740 |
Female n = 786 |
English n = 1366 |
Other n = 160 |
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| A. | 17% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 30% |
| B. | 49% | 50% | 52% | 44% | 51% | 48% | 50% | 43% |
| C. | 27% | 25% | 26% | 31% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 20% |
| D. | 7% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 8% |