Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM031

Thermal energy is not related to the number of molecules that make up an object (Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2009).

Items that test for misconception EGM031 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
EG056005	The thermal energy of an object depends on the speed and number of molecules that make up the object.	43%
EG066004	The thermal energy of an object depends on the speed, the number, and the type of molecules that make up the object.	42%
EG074003	The thermal energy of an object depends on the number and motion energy of the molecules that make up the object.	40%
EG057004	The thermal energy of an object depends on the number and type of molecules that make up the object.	37%
RG207001	When comparing two ice cubes that are at the same temperature but are made up of different numbers of water molecules, the ice cube that is made up of more molecules has more thermal energy.	31%