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At what time of year is the amount of sunlight reaching the northern hemisphere equal to the amount of sunlight reaching the southern hemisphere?

Every day of the year
On a day near the end of March and on a day near the end of September
On a day near the end of June and on a day near the end of December
The northern and southern hemispheres never receive the same intensity of sunlight.

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Performance
NGSS

Topic
Correct Answer: B
Misconceptions

Distribution of Responses

Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item 106002

Students Responding Correctly

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	679	2132	32%
Grades
6–8	353	1184	30%
9–12	323	937	34%
Gender
Male	323	1006	32%
Female	339	1072	32%
Primary Language
English	589	1867	32%
Other	66	186	35%

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Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.B The orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, together with the rotation of Earth about an axis between its North and South poles, cause observable patterns. These include day and night; daily changes in the length and direction of shadows; and different positions of the sun, moon, and stars at different times of the day, month, and year.