Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Force and Motion ~ Misconception FMM117

When a force acts on an object in the direction of the object's motion, the speed of the object will increase for a while and then level off at the higher speed (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception FMM117 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (If a force acts on an object in the…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
FM011005	The speed of a sailboat will continue to increase the entire time the force of the wind pushing it forward is greater than the force of the water slowing it down.	30%
FM064004	Use of tables of speed versus time, and information about forces acting on an object, to determine its speed at various times.	17%