Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM062

During conduction, heat particles diffuse through the matter and this diffusion is driven by the difference in the density of heat particles (Chiou & Anderson, 2010).

Items that test for misconception NGM062 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Energy is transferred through a mat…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
RG005003	Energy spreads from the warm end of a spoon to the cool end of the spoon by the collision of molecules.	39%
RG200001	When a metal rod is heated at one end, energy transfers through the rod by random collisions of atoms.	21%
RG007003	Objects which are not touching can not transfer energy using conduction, because conduction occurs when energy is transferred by the collisions of molecules that make up the objects.	19%