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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Item CL140001: For a place south of the tropical region, the maximum height of the sun in the sky gradually gets a little lower 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 = 2297 |
6–8 n = 1241 |
9–12 n = 1046 |
Male n = 1118 |
Female n = 1086 |
English n = 1954 |
Other n = 240 |
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| A. | The maximum height of the sun gradually gets a little higher each day in January. | 33% | 32% | 35% | 32% | 35% | 34% | 28% |
| B. | The maximum height of the sun gradually gets a little lower each day in January. | 28% | 27% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 28% | 23% |
| C. | The maximum height of the sun changes some days in January, but it does not change every day in January. | 23% | 24% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 28% |
| D. | The maximum height of the sun does not change at all in January. | 16% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 21% |