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Item CL026002: For a place that is located south of the tropical region, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky is lower for places south of that place.

A student who lives at Place 1 shown below observes the sun moving across the sky during the day shown below.

Would a student who lives directly south of Place 1 see the sun reach the same maximum height in the sky that day?

  1. No, the maximum height of the sun for all places south of Place 1 would be lower than it is at Place 1.
  2. No, the maximum height of the sun for all places south of Place 1 would be higher than it is at Place 1.
  3. Yes, the maximum height of the sun for all places south of Place 1 would be the same as at Place 1.
  4. It depends on where the student lives. The sun’s maximum height would be the same as it is at Place 1 everywhere south of Place 1 except at the South Pole, where it would be lower.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2202
6–8
n = 1139
9–12
n = 1053
Male
n = 1086
Female
n = 1037
English
n = 1830
Other
n = 251
A. No, the maximum height of the sun for all places south of Place 1 would be lower than it is at Place 1. 32% 31% 34% 32% 32% 33% 29%
B. No, the maximum height of the sun for all places south of Place 1 would be higher than it is at Place 1. 29% 26% 31% 29% 28% 27% 28%
C. Yes, the maximum height of the sun for all places south of Place 1 would be the same as at Place 1. 21% 21% 20% 21% 20% 20% 24%
D. It depends on where the student lives. The sun’s maximum height would be the same as it is at Place 1 everywhere south of Place 1 except at the South Pole, where it would be lower. 19% 22% 15% 19% 19% 19% 18%