Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM012

Sound moves between particles of matter (in empty space) rather than through matter (Hapkiewicz, 1992).

Items that test for misconception RGM012 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Energy is transferred by sound beca…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
RG193001	As sound travels through water, matter is displaced for a period of time but then returns to its original position after the sound passes.	20%
RG039003	Sound transfers energy through matter as the molecules that make up the matter collide with one another.	16%
RG037003	As sound moves through air, molecules that make up air vibrate and collide with each other. As the molecules collide, energy is transferred from one molecule to the next.	14%
RG194001	As sound from a speaker travels through water, the matter moves back and forth in a wavelike motion.	10%