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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Changes in the orientation of earth’s axis with respect to the sun over a year causes the length of daytime to…
Item CL112002: During a day in August, of the north pole, the south pole, and the equator, the north pole has the greatest number of hours of daylight.
Which of the following places has the greatest number of hours of daylight during a day in August?
- The North Pole
- The equator
- The South Pole
- All places on earth have an equal number of hours of daylight in August.
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6–8 n = 1115 |
9–12 n = 1004 |
Male n = 990 |
Female n = 1082 |
English n = 1816 |
Other n = 222 |
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| A. | The North Pole | 27% | 24% | 30% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 20% |
| B. | The equator | 41% | 42% | 39% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 44% |
| C. | The South Pole | 18% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| D. | All places on earth have an equal number of hours of daylight in August. | 14% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 19% |