Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter ~ Misconception AMM131

Matter is destroyed during evaporation (Bar & Galili, 1994; Bar & Travis, 1991; Lee et al., 1993; Osborne & Cosgrove, 1983)

Items that test for misconception AMM131 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (When heated, solids can change into…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
AM065003	Wet jeans hung on a clothesline eventually dry because the water molecules move faster and become part of the air.	12%
AM036003	Water spilled on the floor will eventually disappear because the water molecules become a gas and are now part of the air.	6%