Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM040

The total amount of energy an object has cannot change (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception NGM040 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
NG068006	If a book falls off a shelf, the amount of energy the book has when it is on the floor is less than the amount of energy it had when it was on the shelf because the amount of energy of the floor has increased, and if energy increases in one part of a system, it must decrease in another.	19%
RG103002	There are a number of different ways the amount of energy something has can change, for example, by changing its motion or heating it.	14%
RG114002	When two balls collide, a small amount of energy was transferred to the environment as thermal energy.	12%
RG104002	There are a number of different ways the amount of energy a tree has can change, for example, when the tree grows or when the sun warms it.	11%