Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM042

The gravitational potential energy of an object depends on the speed of the object (the gravitational potential energy increases as the object's speed increases) (Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2010).

Items that test for misconception EGM042 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Gravitational potential energy is a…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
EG093001	The gravitational potential energy of an object depends on the object’s distance from the center of the earth but not the speed of the object.	54%
EG090001	Two identical balls that are thrown up in the air will have the same amount of gravitational potential energy when they are at the same height above the ground.	18%