Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM036

Warm air always rises regardless of the temperature of the air around it (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM036 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Temperature variations in fluids su…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL010002	When warm air blows into a classroom and the air is the same temperature as the air inside the room, the air coming in will neither rise nor sink because it is the same temperature as the air around it.	23%