ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG088002: As a marble rolls, slows downs, and eventually stops its energy gets smaller until it stops moving.
A child rolls a marble across a flat floor. The marble slows down and then stops. What happens to the amount of energy the marble has as it slows down and stops?
- The amount of energy the marble has gets bigger as it slows down and then gets smaller as it stops.
- The amount of energy the marble has gets bigger the whole time.
- The amount of energy the marble has gets smaller until it comes to a stop.
- The amount of energy the marble has does not change.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3172 |
4–5 n = 1535 | 6–8 n = 823 |
9–12 n = 814 |
Male n = 1506 |
Female n = 1611 |
English n = 2788 |
Other n = 310 |
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| A. | 17% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| B. | 7% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 9% |
| C. | 65% | 67% | 59% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 65% | 56% |
| D. | 11% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 15% |