Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM048

The temperature of a large body of water does not affect the temperature of the air above it (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM048 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The air temperature at any place de…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL068001	Warm ocean water transfers more thermal energy to the air than cold ocean water does, so the air temperature would increase if the water temperature increased.	23%