Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM053

The gravitational potential energy of an object decreases as an object moves farther away from the center of the earth and the gravitational potential energy increases as the object falls toward the earth (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception EGM053 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
EG088001	When two children who weigh the same are on a teeter-totter, the child who is up has more gravitational potential energy than the child who is down.	23%
EG013004	When a coconut falls from a tree, it has the most gravitational potential energy at its highest point above the ground.	19%