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Item WC091002: Clouds are likely to form as air moves up over a mountain because air cools as it rises and clouds are likely to form as air cools.

In the diagram below, warm air is moving over a lake and upward along the side of a mountain.

Where in this diagram are clouds more likely to form: over the lake or over the mountain?

  1. Over the lake because the lake is a source of water vapor for the moving air, and clouds always form close to where water evaporates
  2. Over the mountain because clouds often form on mountains, not because the air is cooler on the mountain
  3. Over the mountain because air can become cooler as it moves up the side of a mountain, and clouds often form as air cools
  4. Clouds do not form in air that does not already have clouds. For it to be cloudy somewhere, existing clouds must move to that place from somewhere else.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item WC091002
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 1885 4272 44%
Grades
  6–8 1044 2588 40%
  9–12 840 1681 50%
Gender
  Male931213044%
  Female918207044%
Primary Language
  English1703384244%
  Other13032440%

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