Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception EGM076

Only objects which are compressed have elastic potential energy. Stretched objects don't have elastic potential energy.

Items that test for misconception EGM076 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
EG042004	A spring has elastic energy when it is stretched and when it is compressed.	31%