Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM062

Thermal energy is not related to the kinetic energy of the molecules that make up an object (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception EGM062 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
EG074003	The thermal energy of an object depends on the number and motion energy of the molecules that make up the object.	35%
EG048004	For two objects that are made up of the same type of molecule and the same number of molecules, the molecules of the object with more thermal energy have more motion energy.	23%
EG047004	When the kinetic energy of molecules increases, the thermal energy of an object increases.	16%