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 WC029004: Sunlight warms the land and the air, and the land warms the air.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the warming of the land and the air by sunlight?
- Sunlight warms the land and the air, and the land warms the air.
- Sunlight warms the air, but sunlight does not warm the land and the land does not warm the air.
- Sunlight warms the air and the land, but the land does not warm the air.
- Sunlight warms the land, but sunlight does not warm the air and the land does not warm the air.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 578 | 1564 | 37% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 309 | 938 | 33% |
| 9–12 | 268 | 623 | 43% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 271 | 733 | 37% |
| Female | 298 | 805 | 37% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 508 | 1391 | 37% |
| Other | 54 | 126 | 43% |