Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM033

The longer an elastic object is the more elastic energy it has. For example, when comparing two springs of different lengths (not compressed or stretched), the students think that the longer one has more elastic energy (Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2009, 2010).

Items that test for misconception EGM033 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
EG072003	Springs do not have elastic energy when they are not stretched or compressed.	46%
RG132002	When comparing three springs, the spring that is harder to stretch will have more elastic potential energy than the other springs if they are all stretched the same amount.	30%