Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM033

Cold objects cannot transfer energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Students may think that objects that are room temperature or above do radiate energy but cold objects do not (suspected).

Items that test for misconception NGM033 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
RG142002	If Block A is at 600F and Block B is at 0F, there is a net transfer of energy from Block A to Block B because Block A radiated more energy than it absorbed and Block B absorbed more energy than it radiated.	33%
RG141002	All objects give off electromagnetic radiation, so an inventor will never get a true zero reading on a device that measures energy transferred from an object by electromagnetic radiation.	21%