Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM054

Only hot or warm objects transfer thermal energy (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception NGM054 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Conduction is the transfer of energ…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
NG062003	A hot cookie will transfer more thermal energy to a cold plate than a cookie that is at room temperature because the temperature difference between the hot cookie and the cold plate is greater than the temperature difference between the cookie at room temperature and the cold plate.	24%