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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 CL106002: The amount of sunlight reaching the northern hemisphere is equal to the amount of sunlight reaching the southern hemisphere on a day in March and a day in September
At what time of year is the amount of sunlight reaching the northern hemisphere equal to the amount of sunlight reaching the southern hemisphere?
- Every day of the year
- On a day near the end of March and on a day near the end of September
- On a day near the end of June and on a day near the end of December
- The northern and southern hemispheres never receive the same intensity of sunlight.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2132 |
6–8 n = 1184 |
9–12 n = 937 |
Male n = 1006 |
Female n = 1072 |
English n = 1867 |
Other n = 186 |
|
| A. | 17% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| B. | 32% | 30% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 35% |
| C. | 28% | 28% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| D. | 24% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 25% | 24% | 24% |