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Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements
The pattern of the rise and fall of air temperature over a day and over a year at any given place on the surface…
Item NG064002: Energy is transferred from the sun to a tree as light that is radiated from the sun is absorbed by the tree.
Which of the following describes how energy is transferred between the sun and a tree?
- Energy is transferred as light is radiated from the sun and directly absorbed by the tree.
- Energy is transferred as an electrical current travels from the sun to the tree.
- Energy is transferred as thermal energy is given off from the sun and directly absorbed by the tree.
- Energy is not transferred between the sun and the tree.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2995 |
6–8 n = 1836 |
9–12 n = 1153 |
Male n = 1470 |
Female n = 1475 |
English n = 2724 |
Other n = 190 |
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| A. | 49% | 48% | 51% | 50% | 48% | 49% | 48% |
| B. | 12% | 14% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| C. | 32% | 30% | 35% | 30% | 33% | 32% | 29% |
| D. | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% |