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Item CL098002: In late June in the northern hemisphere, a person would have to be 23.5° north of the equator to see the sun directly overhead in the middle of the day.

In late June, approximately where on earth shown in the diagram below would a person need to be to see the sun directly overhead in the middle of the day?

  1. 0° (equator)
  2. 90° north of the equator (North Pole)
  3. 23.5° north of the equator
  4. 23.5° south of the equator
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2139
6–8
n = 1184
9–12
n = 945
Male
n = 1007
Female
n = 1075
English
n = 1876
Other
n = 184
A. 0° (equator) 32% 32% 33% 32% 33% 33% 29%
B. 90° north of the equator (North Pole) 20% 21% 19% 20% 20% 19% 26%
C. 23.5° north of the equator 33% 32% 35% 34% 32% 33% 29%
D. 23.5° south of the equator 14% 16% 13% 15% 14% 14% 16%