Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements ~ Misconception WCM097

Sunlight does not warm the surface of the earth (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception WCM097 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The pattern of the rise and fall of…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
WC030002	Sunlight warms the land and the land warms the air.	15%
WC029004	Sunlight warms the land and the air, and the land warms the air.	13%
WC040003	Sunlight warms a lake more when the sun is higher in the sky than when it is lower in the sky.	7%