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Item WC010002: The temperature of cool air will increase as it moves over a warm place, whether that place is a city or a field.

What will happen to the temperature of cool air as it moves over a warm place?

  1. The temperature of the air will increase if the warm place it moves over is a field, but it will not increase if the warm place it moves over is a city.
  2. The temperature of the air will increase if the warm place it moves over is a city, but it will not increase if the warm place it moves over is a field.
  3. The temperature of the air will increase if the warm place it moves over is a field or a city.
  4. The temperature of the air will not be affected by the surface it moves over.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2443
6–8
n = 1409
9–12
n = 1029
Male
n = 1187
Female
n = 1205
English
n = 2122
Other
n = 229
A. 18% 19% 16% 18% 18% 17% 24%
B. 24% 25% 23% 25% 23% 24% 28%
C. 37% 36% 40% 37% 37% 38% 32%
D. 21% 21% 21% 20% 22% 21% 17%