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 CL145001: The angle between the earth’s axis and the plane of the earth’s orbit around the sun does not change at all during a year.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the angle between the earth’s axis and the plane of the earth’s orbit around the sun?
- It changes gradually every day of the year.
- It changes two times a year.
- It changes four times a year.
- It does not change at all during a year.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2212 |
6–8 n = 1139 |
9–12 n = 1066 |
Male n = 1053 |
Female n = 1094 |
English n = 1936 |
Other n = 186 |
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| A. | It changes gradually every day of the year. | 40% | 37% | 43% | 38% | 41% | 41% | 35% |
| B. | It changes two times a year. | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| C. | It changes four times a year. | 22% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| D. | It does not change at all during a year. | 17% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 20% |