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Item WC011003: The temperature of air at a certain location can change whenever the temperature of the earth's surface below the air at that location changes.

How can the temperature of air at a certain location change?

  1. The only way that the temperature of air at a certain location can change is if the amount of pollution in the air changes.
  2. The only way that the temperature of air at a certain location can change is if the amount of clouds blocking the sunlight changes.
  3. The only way the temperature of the air at a certain location can change is when warmer or cooler air from a different location moves in and replaces that air.
  4. The temperature of air at a certain location can change whenever the temperature of the earth’s surface below the air at that location changes.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 3027
6–8
n = 1879
9–12
n = 1145
Male
n = 1471
Female
n = 1500
English
n = 2688
Other
n = 269
A. 12% 12% 11% 13% 11% 11% 15%
B. 26% 28% 22% 25% 27% 26% 28%
C. 34% 32% 36% 33% 34% 34% 30%
D. 29% 28% 30% 29% 28% 29% 27%