Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM036

Only extremely massive objects like stars and planets exert a gravitational force, so gravitational potential energy only depends on how far an object is away from a planet or star (suspected).

Items that test for misconception RGM036 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Gravitational potential energy is a…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
RG043004	Gravitational potential energy exists on both the earth and the moon because all objects, including the earth and moon, exert attractive forces on all other objects.	16%