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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 CL076002: For two places at the same longitude, sunlight is more intense at the place that is closer to being directly beneath the sun.
Two students who live in different places are outside in the sunlight at the same elevation at the same instant on a clear day.
Would the sunlight be more intense at Place 1 or at Place 2?
- At Place 1, because the sunlight travels a shorter distance to get there
- At Place 1, because it is closer to being directly beneath the sun
- At Place 2, because it is later in the day there
- At Place 2, because it is closer to the equator
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 4629 |
6–8 n = 2544 |
9–12 n = 2069 |
Male n = 2213 |
Female n = 2293 |
English n = 4022 |
Other n = 433 |
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| A. | At Place 1, because the sunlight travels a shorter distance to get there | 33% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 30% | 34% | 27% |
| B. | At Place 1, because it is closer to being directly beneath the sun | 26% | 27% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 29% |
| C. | At Place 2, because it is later in the day there | 7% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 9% |
| D. | At Place 2, because it is closer to the equator | 35% | 36% | 34% | 31% | 38% | 34% | 35% |