Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter ~ Misconception AMM032

Atoms or molecules of a solid are not moving (Lee et al., 1993; Novak & Musonda, 1991).

Items that test for misconception AMM032 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (There are differences in the spacin…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
AM057005	Liquid water takes the shape of a cup it is poured into but solid ice cubes do not, because the molecules of liquid water can easily move past one another but the molecules of solid ice cannot.	35%
AM071002	Liquid candle wax flows but solid candle wax does not because the molecules of liquid candle wax can easily move past one another but the molecules of solid candle wax cannot.	29%
AM033003	Ice is harder than liquid water because the molecules of ice are linked more tightly together than the molecules of liquid water.	22%

Items that test for misconception AMM032 in this project (Original Project) and other key ideas
AM053006	The atoms and molecules of both a chair and air in a balloon are moving.	54%
AM053007	The atoms and molecules of both liquid water and a table are moving.	52%
AM066003	The molecules of the glass that makes up a window are always moving.	28%
AM044007	As the temperature of a solid iron rod increases, the iron atoms that make up the rod move more quickly.	13%