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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
The maximum height that the sun reaches in the sky at any place varies over the course of the year, and how it v…
Item CL077002: For two places at the same longitude, the sun is higher in the sky at the place where the sun is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
A student at Place 1 and a student at Place 2 are standing outside on a sunny day at the instant shown below.
Would the sun be higher in the sky above the student at Place 1 or at Place 2?
- The sun would be higher in the sky at Place 1 because it is closer to the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
- The sun would be higher in the sky at Place 1 because it is farther from the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
- The sun would be higher in the sky at Place 2 because it is father from the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
- The sun would be higher in the sky at Place 2 because it is closer to the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2139 |
6–8 n = 1188 |
9–12 n = 941 |
Male n = 1009 |
Female n = 1072 |
English n = 1878 |
Other n = 185 |
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| A. | 34% | 32% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 31% |
| B. | 19% | 21% | 17% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| C. | 29% | 29% | 28% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 33% |
| D. | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 18% |