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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
As the earth moves around the sun over the course of a year, the orientation of earth’s axis with respect to t…
Item CL119002: For a place where the sun is directly overhead in the middle of the day in late December, the sun would not pass directly overhead at any time in February.
The sun is directly overhead in the middle of the day at a certain place in late December. When would the sun be directly overhead at that place on a day in February?
- The sun would still pass directly overhead in the middle of the day in February.
- The sun would still pass directly overhead but earlier in the day in February.
- The sun would still pass directly overhead but later in the day in February.
- The sun would not pass directly overhead at any time of day in February.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2169 |
6–8 n = 1246 |
9–12 n = 914 |
Male n = 1026 |
Female n = 1095 |
English n = 1884 |
Other n = 210 |
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| A. | The sun would still pass directly overhead in the middle of the day in February. | 26% | 27% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 28% |
| B. | The sun would still pass directly overhead but earlier in the day in February. | 30% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| C. | The sun would still pass directly overhead but later in the day in February. | 27% | 27% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| D. | The sun would not pass directly overhead at any time of day in February. | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 16% |