Original Project
Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements
Item WC017002: The amount of water vapor in the air and the temperature of the air are affected by bodies of water beneath the air.
What properties of air are affected by oceans, rivers, and lakes that are beneath the air?
- Both the temperature of air and the amount of water vapor in air are affected by the oceans, rivers, and lakes beneath the air.
- The temperature of air is affected by the oceans, rivers, and lakes beneath the air, but the amount of water vapor in the air is not.
- The amount of water vapor in air is affected by the oceans, rivers, and lakes beneath the air, but the temperature of the air is not.
- Neither the temperature of air nor the amount of water vapor in air is affected by the oceans, rivers, and lakes beneath the air.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1253 | 2815 | 45% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 692 | 1657 | 42% |
| 9–12 | 560 | 1153 | 49% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 571 | 1339 | 43% |
| Female | 666 | 1436 | 46% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 1134 | 2530 | 45% |
| Other | 88 | 205 | 43% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.B Energy is spontaneously transferred out of hotter regions or objects and into colder ones.
ESS2.C Water continually cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere via transpiration, evaporation, condensation and crystallization, and precipitation, as well as downhill flows on land.