ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG103002: There are a number of different ways the amount of energy something has can change, for example, by changing its motion or heating it.
Can the amount of energy a rock has change?
- Yes, but the amount of energy something has can only change if a person moves it
- Yes, there are a number of different ways the amount of energy something has can change, for example, by changing its motion or heating it.
- No, because the amount of energy something has always stays the same no matter what is done to it
- No, because non-living things do not have any energy
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3456 |
4–5 n = 688 | 6–8 n = 1464 |
9–12 n = 1304 |
Male n = 1559 |
Female n = 1786 |
English n = 3094 |
Other n = 242 |
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| A. | Yes, but the amount of energy something has can only change if a person moves it | 17% | 23% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| B. | Yes, there are a number of different ways the amount of energy something has can change, for example, by changing its motion or heating it. | 55% | 46% | 55% | 61% | 55% | 56% | 57% | 45% |
| C. | No, because the amount of energy something has always stays the same no matter what is done to it | 14% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| D. | No, because non-living things do not have any energy | 13% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 22% |