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Two students who live in different states measure the temperature and the humidity of the air outside their homes at the same time, and they compare their results. Could the temperature and humidity of the air at the two different places be different?

  1. Yes, both the temperature and the humidity at the two places could be different.
  2. The temperature of the air at the two places could be different, but the humidity of the air at both places must be the same because the humidity of air is the same everywhere at the earth’s surface.
  3. The humidity of the air at the two places could be different, but the temperature of the air at both places must be the same because the temperature of air is the same everywhere at the earth’s surface.
  4. The temperature and humidity of the air at the two places must be the same because the temperature and humidity of air is the same everywhere at the earth’s surface.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2478
6–8
n = 1610
9–12
n = 868
Male
n = 1187
Female
n = 1249
English
n = 2205
Other
n = 204
A. 49% 50% 46% 48% 50% 50% 40%
B. 14% 14% 15% 16% 13% 14% 16%
C. 14% 14% 15% 15% 14% 13% 24%
D. 22% 22% 24% 22% 23% 23% 21%