Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM032

The amount of energy an object has is not related to its temperature (AAAS Pilot test, 2013).

Items that test for misconception RGM032 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Regardless of what happens within a…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
NG081004	The total energy inside a closed cooler filled with ice and a can of soda stays the same even though the can of soda gets colder, because the amount of energy that the can of soda lost is equal to the amount of energy that the ice gained.	16%
NG080004	As a clay ball falls and hits the ground, the total amount of energy in the system stays the same because the decrease in energy due to the clay ball moving closer to the ground is equal to the increase in energy due to the clay ball and the floor getting warmer.	14%