Original Project
Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
The amount of time any place experiences daylight varies over the course of a year, and the farther a place is f…
Item CL044002: Places at the same latitude receive the same number of hours of daylight every day of the year.
What must be TRUE about the number of hours of daylight at Place 1 compared to Place 2?
- There are more hours of daylight at Place 1 than at Place 2 every day of the year.
- There are fewer hours of daylight at Place 1 than at Place 2 every day of the year.
- Both Place 1 and Place 2 have the same number of hours of daylight every day of the year.
- Whether or not there are more daylight hours at Place 1 or Place 2 depends on the time of year.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2175 |
6–8 n = 1179 |
9–12 n = 984 |
Male n = 1075 |
Female n = 1046 |
English n = 1819 |
Other n = 252 |
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| A. | There are more hours of daylight at Place 1 than at Place 2 every day of the year. | 21% | 23% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 21% |
| B. | There are fewer hours of daylight at Place 1 than at Place 2 every day of the year. | 20% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 25% |
| C. | Both Place 1 and Place 2 have the same number of hours of daylight every day of the year. | 38% | 35% | 42% | 37% | 40% | 40% | 27% |
| D. | Whether or not there are more daylight hours at Place 1 or Place 2 depends on the time of year. | 21% | 23% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 27% |