Original Project
Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
The orientation of earth's axis of rotation with respect to the sun changes as the earth moves around the sun.
Item CL092002:
The earth’s axis of rotation is always tilted 23.5° from which of the following?
- The equator
- A line through the earth that connects the North and South Poles
- The line between the center of the earth and the center of the sun
- The line perpendicular to the plane of the earth’s path around the sun
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2263 |
6–8 n = 1151 |
9–12 n = 1107 |
Male n = 1081 |
Female n = 1097 |
English n = 1947 |
Other n = 210 |
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| A. | The equator | 30% | 32% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 30% | 30% |
| B. | A line through the earth that connects the North and South Poles | 26% | 25% | 27% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| C. | The line between the center of the earth and the center of the sun | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| D. | The line perpendicular to the plane of the earth’s path around the sun | 19% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 18% |