Item WC027004: Air is warmed by energy from the sun that first warms the surface of the earth and then is transferred to the air.
Which of the following is TRUE about how the air at any place around the earth is
warmed?
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All around the earth the air is warmed mainly by energy that comes from deep inside the
earth.
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All around the earth the air is warmed mainly by energy from the sun before the
sunlight reaches the earth’s surface.
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All around the earth the air is warmed mainly by energy from the sun that first warms
the surface of the earth and then is transferred to the air.
- The air around the earth is not warmed by the energy that comes from deep inside the earth or by the energy that comes from the sun. Changes to the temperature of air in any one place are only due to the movement of air from one place to another.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–8 | 9–12 | Male | Female | Primary Language is English | Primary Language is not English | ||
| A. | 23% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 21% | 22% | 26% |
| B. | 31% | 32% | 31% | 32% | 31% | 32% | 29% |
| C. | 33% | 33% | 33% | 31% | 35% | 34% | 27% |
| D. | 14% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 18% |