Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM030

Objects must be in contact with each other for energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation to be transferred from one object to the other (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception NGM030 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Energy can be transferred by electr…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
NG103002	Objects give off energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation at any temperature, and that energy can be transferred between the objects even when they are not touching each other.	32%

Items that test for misconception NGM030 in this project (ASPECt) and other key ideas
RG004002	More energy will be transferred to a hand when it is above a flame than when it is beside the flame because in addition to the energy that is radiated by the flame, energy is also transferred by the movement of the warm air upward to the hand when it is above the flame.	12%