Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM007

Gravitational potential energy cannot be transformed into motion energy (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception NGM007 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Energy can be transformed (converte…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
NG001003	Water dripping from a faucet into a sink is an example of the transformation of gravitational potential energy into motion energy.	12%
NG009005	Both gravitational potential energy and motion energy are involved in an energy transformation when a book falls. As the book is falling, its gravitational potential energy decreases and its motion energy increases.	9%
NG016003	When a ball rolls downhill, the gravitational potential energy of the ball is transformed into motion energy.	9%