Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM049

Inanimate objects do not have any thermal energy (Herrmann-Abell & DeBoer, 2010).

Items that test for misconception EGM049 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
EG083002	A living person, a living plant, a dead plant, and a penny all have thermal energy.	69%
EG062003	A living person, a dead plant, and a penny all have thermal energy.	61%
EG027004	For two wooden blocks that are at the same temperature, the block that weighs more has more thermal energy.	20%
EG045002	All things have thermal energy because thermal energy is the result of atoms moving, and all things are made up of atoms that are moving.	16%