Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM001

Energy is associated mainly with human beings, not inanimate objects (Finegold & Trumper, 1989; Kruger, 1990; Kruger, Palacino, & Summers, 1992; Leggett, 2003; Liu & Tang, 2004; Solomon, 1983; Stead, 1980; Trumper, 1990, 1993, 1997a, 1997b; Trumper & Gorsky, 1993; Watts, 1983).

Items that test for misconception EGM001 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Motion energy (kinetic energy) is a…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
EG012002	A ball has more motion energy than a person when the ball is moving and the person is not moving.	13%