Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM020

The thermal energy of an object is not related to the mass of the object (Wiser, 1986; Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2009).

Items that test for misconception EGM020 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (The amount of thermal energy an obj…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
EG060001	The thermal energy of an object depends on the temperature of the object, the mass of the object, and the material it is made of.	43%
EG084002	For two glasses containing water at the same temperature, the glass with more water has more thermal energy than the glass with less water.	31%
EG061004	For two ice cubes at the same temperature, the ice cube with the smaller mass has less thermal energy.	29%
EG032003	For two objects that are made out of the same material and are at the same temperature, the object that weighs less has less thermal energy.	26%