Original Project
Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
The annual rise and fall of air temperature at any place and the differences in the rise and fall in air tempera…
Item CL053002: Both the intensity of sunlight and the amount of time the sun is above the horizon change a little every day at a place in North America.
Do the intensity of sunlight and the amount of time the sun is above the horizon at a place in North America change from day to day?
- Both the intensity of sunlight and the amount of time the sun is above the horizon change a little every day.
- The intensity of sunlight changes a little every day, but the amount of time the sun is above the horizon does not change from day to day.
- The amount of time the sun is above the horizon changes a little every day, but the intensity of sunlight does not change from day to day.
- Both the intensity and the amount of time the sun is above the horizon are the same from day to day.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 788 | 2215 | 36% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 365 | 1148 | 32% |
| 9–12 | 422 | 1056 | 40% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 395 | 1089 | 36% |
| Female | 363 | 1043 | 35% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 676 | 1837 | 37% |
| Other | 81 | 253 | 32% |
- 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.
- NRC Framework
- ESS1.B …the intensity of sunlight falling on a given location on the planet’s surface changes as it orbits around the sun.