ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG083002: A box on the top shelf has more energy than a box on a lower shelf because the box on the higher shelf is farther from the ground.
A girl has two boxes that are exactly the same. She puts one box on the middle shelf of a bookcase and one box on the top shelf as shown in the drawing below.
Which box has more energy and why?
- The box on the middle shelf has more energy because it is closer to the ground.
- The box on the top shelf has more energy because it is farther from the ground.
- The boxes have the same amount of energy because they are exactly the same.
- The boxes have no energy because they are not moving.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1227 |
4–5 n = 238 | 6–8 n = 642 |
9–12 n = 347 |
Male n = 559 |
Female n = 635 |
English n = 1078 |
Other n = 119 |
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| A. | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 10% |
| B. | 34% | 30% | 39% | 29% | 38% | 31% | 35% | 34% |
| C. | 23% | 25% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 24% | 24% | 21% |
| D. | 32% | 34% | 29% | 36% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 35% |