Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception NGM041

The total amount of energy in a system is always decreasing (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception NGM041 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Regardless of what happens within a…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
RG041003	When energy is converted from one form to another or transferred from one place to another within a system, the total amount of energy stays the same, but how useful it is decreases.	47%

Items that test for misconception NGM041 in this project (ASPECt) and other key ideas
NG076004	The total amount of energy in a system remains the same unless energy enters or leaves the system.	19%