Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM002

Convection currents start at the bottom of the fluid and then the convection region gradually extends toward the top of the fluid (Chiou, NARST 2012).

Items that test for misconception RGM002 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (In a fluid, regions that have diffe…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
RG138002	When a container of water is heated from the bottom, the particles will move from the bottom to the top along the sides of the container and from the top to the bottom in the center of the container as the water is heated.	24%