Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM050

Only loud sound can transfer energy.

Items that test for misconception RGM050 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
RG024003	Any sound made by a guitar can cause the air in a room to vibrate, and these vibrations transfer energy from the guitar to a person's ear.	27%
RG037003	As sound moves through air, molecules that make up air vibrate and collide with each other. As the molecules collide, energy is transferred from one molecule to the next.	20%
RG027004	Even though a person’s ear won’t feel any different while listening to music, sound does transfer a small amount of energy to the person’s ear, which makes parts of the ear vibrate.	12%