Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ Misconception RGM104

Elastic potential energy is not related to the inter-molecular forces between the molecules that make up an elastic object.

Items that test for misconception RGM104 in this project (ASPECt) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
RG197001	The stronger the intermolecular forces, the greater the amount of elastic potential energy there is for a given length stretched.	22%
RG167002	Stretching a rubber band increases the amount of elastic potential energy because the distance between the molecules that make up the rubber band increases, and intermolecular forces act to restore the molecules to the unstretched distance.	18%