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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Changes in the orientation of earth’s axis of rotation with respect to the sun over the course of a year cause…
Item CL100002: A person who lives at 12° south of the equator would see the sun directly overhead on a day in February.
Approximately when would a person who lives at 12° south of the equator see the sun directly overhead in the middle of the day?
- On a day in February
- On a day in March
- On a day in June
- Never
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2200 |
6–8 n = 1185 |
9–12 n = 1010 |
Male n = 1058 |
Female n = 1086 |
English n = 1910 |
Other n = 205 |
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| A. | 27% | 24% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 28% | 20% |
| B. | 27% | 27% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 27% | 24% |
| C. | 31% | 34% | 27% | 29% | 32% | 29% | 45% |
| D. | 16% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 11% |