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Misconception EGM072:

The amount of thermal energy an object has decreases as the temperature of the object increases.

Items that test for misconception EGM072 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Thermal energy is associated with t…)
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EG028004

For two balloons that contain the same amount of air, the air with the lower temperature has less thermal energy than the air with the higher temperature.

20%

EG026003

For two glasses containing the same amount of milk, the glass of milk with the higher temperature has more thermal energy than the glass of milk with the lower temperature.

13%