Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM083

Some substances only absorb electromagnetic radiation and do not emit it (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.). For example students think lead block all electromagnetic radiation "I think that lead will block electromagnetic radiation" ( zzzzfd/720/5) or "Lead is a protective shield from radiation. That's why people who think we'll all die from radiation have lead in their bunkers." (zzzzfd/113/2).

Items that test for misconception RGM083 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
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.	37%

Items that test for misconception RGM083 in this project (ASPECt) and other key ideas
RG151002	Water gives off an increasing amount of energy as its temperature is increasing, and gives off a steady amount of energy when its temperature stays constant.	18%