Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM040

Chemical reactions only involve transformations of matter not transformations of energy.

Items that test for misconception RGM040 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
RG033003	When wood burns, the chemical energy of the reactants is more than the chemical energy of the products because energy was transferred from the chemical reaction as thermal energy and light.	18%
RG032003	The chemical energy of a glow stick after the reaction is less than it was before the reaction because energy was transferred out of the glow stick by light.	12%
RG196001	Chemical energy is transformed into kinetic energy (motion energy) in a battery operated watch.	9%