Final answer:
The amount of material does not necessarily affect the energy an object has, as energy depends on various properties, including mass, velocity, and frequency, as illustrated in the photoelectric effect.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement "The amount of material affects the amount of energy that an object has." is false. The amount of energy an object has does not depend solely on the amount of material but on other factors like the arrangement and movement of that material. For example, in the photoelectric effect, it is the energy of individual photons (related to their frequency), not the amount of light (number of photons or brightness), that affects the kinetic energy of ejected electrons.
Therefore, the amount of material in an object does not determine its energy. Instead, energy depends on properties such as mass, velocity, and position in a field (for potential energy), as well as intrinsic properties related to the nature of the energy itself, such as frequency in the case of photons impacting electrons.