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Item CL083002: At any time during a day there is only one point on the surface of the earth where sunlight strikes at a 90° angle.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about where and when sunlight strikes the surface of the earth at a 90° angle over the course of one day?

  1. At any time during a day there is only one point on the surface of the earth where sunlight strikes at a 90° angle.
  2. There are certain times during a day when sunlight strikes many points on the surface of the earth at a 90° angle.
  3. There are certain times during a day when sunlight strikes one point on the surface of the earth at a 90° angle, and there are some times that it does not strike anywhere at a 90° angle.
  4. Over the course of a day, sunlight never strikes any point on the surface of the earth at a 90° angle.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1110
6–8
n = 559
9–12
n = 551
Male
n = 520
Female
n = 555
English
n = 967
Other
n = 86
A. 25% 24% 26% 25% 25% 25% 31%
B. 35% 33% 37% 37% 33% 36% 29%
C. 27% 31% 22% 23% 30% 26% 31%
D. 13% 12% 15% 14% 12% 13% 8%