Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM057

Energy is not transferred from one object to another unless those objects are in direct contact with each other (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception NGM057 in this project (Original Project) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
NG033003	A girl feels warmer when she is in the sunlight than when she is in the shade under an umbrella because energy is being transferred directly from the sun to the girl when she is in the sunlight.	41%
NG034003	The thermal energy of a toy bear in the sunlight will be greater than the thermal energy of an identical bear in the shade because more energy is transferred directly from the sun to the bear in the sunlight than to the bear in the shade.	29%