Original Project
Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements
The pattern of the rise and fall of air temperature over a day and over a year at any given place on the surface…
Item WC024002: Energy from the sun increases the temperature of the land and the water.
Does energy from the sun increase the temperature of the surface of the earth?
- Energy from the sun increases the temperature of both the land and the water.
- Energy from the sun increases the temperature of the land, but it does not increase the temperature of the water.
- Energy from the sun increases the temperature of the water, but it does not increase the temperature of the land.
- Energy from the sun does not increase the temperature of the land or the water.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2160 | 2833 | 76% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 1229 | 1668 | 74% |
| 9–12 | 929 | 1163 | 80% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1069 | 1391 | 77% |
| Female | 1057 | 1391 | 76% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 1970 | 2560 | 77% |
| Other | 136 | 197 | 69% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.B Sunlight warms Earth's surface.