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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Item CL031002: In the northern hemisphere, the maximum height the sun reaches in the sky gets a little higher each day in January.
Place 1 is shown in the diagram below. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the maximum height of the sun when viewed from Place 1 during the month of January?
- The maximum height of the sun gradually gets a little higher each day in January.
- The maximum height of the sun gradually gets a little lower each day in January.
- The maximum height of the sun changes some days in January, but it does not change every day in January.
- The maximum height of the sun does not change at all in January.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2113 |
6–8 n = 1105 |
9–12 n = 996 |
Male n = 1045 |
Female n = 1007 |
English n = 1779 |
Other n = 228 |
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| A. | The maximum height of the sun gradually gets a little higher each day in January. | 35% | 33% | 38% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 29% |
| B. | The maximum height of the sun gradually gets a little lower each day in January. | 25% | 25% | 25% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 27% |
| C. | The maximum height of the sun changes some days in January, but it does not change every day in January. | 26% | 29% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 28% |
| D. | The maximum height of the sun does not change at all in January. | 13% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 15% |