Original Project
Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements
Processes that take place on the surface of the earth influence the composition and the temperature of the atmos…
Item WC029003: Sunlight transfers energy from the sun to the land, and the land transfers energy to the air.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the transfer of energy from the sun to the land and to the air?
- Sunlight transfers energy from the sun to the land and from the sun to the air, and the land transfers energy to the air.
- Sunlight transfers energy from the sun to the air, but sunlight does not transfer energy from the sun to the land and the land does not transfer energy to the air.
- Sunlight transfers energy from the sun to the air and from the sun to the land, but the land does not transfer energy to the air.
- Sunlight transfers energy from the sun to the land, but sunlight does not transfer energy to the air and land does not transfer energy to the air.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2920 |
6–8 n = 1884 |
9–12 n = 1035 |
Male n = 1458 |
Female n = 1417 |
English n = 2604 |
Other n = 236 |
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| A. | 40% | 38% | 44% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 37% |
| B. | 16% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| C. | 30% | 31% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 30% | 30% |
| D. | 14% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 17% |