Original Project
Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Item CL028002: The maximum height the sun reaches in the sky changes as you move toward the north, but not as you move toward the east.
A student who lives at Place 1 shown below observes the sun moving across the sky over the course of a day.
In which direction would the student have to go to see the sun reach a different maximum height in the sky over the course of that same day?
- North of Place 1, but not east of Place 1
- East of Place 1, but not north of Place 1
- Either east or north of Place 1
- The sun will reach the same maximum height in the sky no matter which direction the student goes
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2174 |
6–8 n = 1167 |
9–12 n = 995 |
Male n = 1057 |
Female n = 1044 |
English n = 1888 |
Other n = 209 |
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| A. | 29% | 26% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 24% |
| B. | 27% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 30% |
| C. | 22% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| D. | 23% | 24% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 22% | 24% |