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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
The earth’s spherical shape causes differences in the intensity of sunlight and thus the amount of energy from…
Item CL027002: For two places that are north of the tropical region, the maximum height of the sun in the sky is higher for the place that is less far north.
A student who lives at Place 1 shown below observes the sun moving across the sky during the day.
Would a student who lives at Place 2 see the sun reach the same maximum height in the sky as the student at Place 1?
- No, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky at Place 2 would be lower than at Place 1.
- No, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky at Place 2 would be higher than at Place 1.
- Yes, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky would be the same at Place 1 and Place 2.
- There is no way to know whether the height the sun reaches in the sky would be higher, lower, or the same at Place 1 and Place 2.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 4731 |
6–8 n = 2607 |
9–12 n = 2101 |
Male n = 2332 |
Female n = 2247 |
English n = 3979 |
Other n = 534 |
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| A. | No, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky at Place 2 would be lower than at Place 1. | 28% | 30% | 25% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| B. | No, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky at Place 2 would be higher than at Place 1. | 32% | 30% | 35% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 32% |
| C. | Yes, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky would be the same at Place 1 and Place 2. | 25% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| D. | There is no way to know whether the height the sun reaches in the sky would be higher, lower, or the same at Place 1 and Place 2. | 15% | 17% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 17% |