Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM008

When energy degrades there is a decrease in the total amount of energy (Pinto, et al., 2005).

Items that test for misconception RGM008 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
RG011006	The temperature of the parts of a toy train that rub together will increase a little as a child pushes it even though the child may not notice it.	11%
RG011005	Parts of a toy train will get a little warmer as a child pushes it even though the child may not notice it.	10%
RG087002	A cell phone will be a little warmer after a man makes a call using the phone's speaker.	8%
RG012002	After a boy rubs a crayon on paper the end of the crayon will get a little warmer.	7%
RG013003	The bottom of a laptop will be a little warmer after being on for an hour.	5%