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 CL147001: On the first day of winter, the north pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun, and each day of the rest of the winter the north pole tilts a little more toward the sun.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about how the North Pole is tilted relative to the sun over the course of the winter?
- During all of the winter, the North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun.
- During all of the winter, the North Pole is not tilted toward the sun or away from the sun.
- On the first day of winter, the North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun. During the rest of the winter, the North Pole is not tilted toward the sun or away from the Sun.
- On the first day of winter, the North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun, and each day of the rest of the winter the North Pole tilts a little more toward the sun.
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Gender |
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| n = 2207 |
6–8 n = 1133 |
9–12 n = 1067 |
Male n = 1057 |
Female n = 1084 |
English n = 1926 |
Other n = 190 |
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| A. | During all of the winter, the North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun. | 31% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| B. | During all of the winter, the North Pole is not tilted toward the sun or away from the sun. | 21% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| C. | On the first day of winter, the North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun. During the rest of the winter, the North Pole is not tilted toward the sun or away from the Sun. | 23% | 25% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 22% | 26% |
| D. | On the first day of winter, the North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun, and each day of the rest of the winter the North Pole tilts a little more toward the sun. | 26% | 26% | 26% | 24% | 28% | 26% | 25% |