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Item WC107001: Both the blocking of sunlight by clouds and the height of the sun above the horizon affect the amount of energy transferred from the sun to a place on the earth's surface.

What affects how much energy is transferred from the sun to any place on the earth’s surface?

  1. Both the blocking of sunlight by clouds and the height of the sun above the horizon affect the amount of energy transferred to a place.
  2. The height of the sun above the horizon affects the amount of energy transferred to a place, but the blocking of sunlight by clouds does not.
  3. The blocking of sunlight by clouds affects the amount of energy transferred to a place, but the height of the sun above the horizon does not.
  4. Neither the blocking of sunlight by clouds nor the height of the sun above the horizon affect the amount of energy transferred to a place.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 4188
6–8
n = 2560
9–12
n = 1625
Male
n = 2001
Female
n = 2107
English
n = 3740
Other
n = 340
A. 41% 39% 44% 43% 40% 41% 41%
B. 27% 27% 26% 26% 27% 27% 25%
C. 22% 24% 20% 22% 23% 22% 22%
D. 10% 10% 9% 9% 10% 9% 12%