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Item WC079002: Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets that form as water vapor in the air condenses.

How are clouds related to water vapor and water droplets?

  1. Water vapor in the air condenses to form tiny water droplets, and these water droplets make up clouds.
  2. Water vapor in the air makes up clouds, but water vapor does not condense to form tiny water droplets that make up clouds.
  3. Water vapor in the air condenses to form tiny water droplets, but the water vapor and water droplets do not make up clouds.
  4. Water vapor in the air stays in the air as water vapor. The water vapor does not make up clouds, and it does not condense to form tiny water droplets.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 3063
6–8
n = 1925
9–12
n = 1136
Male
n = 1456
Female
n = 1551
English
n = 2733
Other
n = 245
A. 54% 54% 54% 52% 55% 55% 44%
B. 22% 23% 22% 23% 21% 22% 29%
C. 15% 15% 16% 15% 16% 15% 15%
D. 9% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8% 11%