ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG187001: The sun transfers more energy to a place closer to the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
A student at Place 1 and a student at Place 2 are standing outside on a sunny day at the instant shown below.
Would the sun transfer more energy to Place 1 or at Place 2?
- The sun would transfer more energy to Place 1 because it is closer to the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
- The sun would transfer more energy to Place 2 because it is farther from the point where sunlight is striking the earth at a 90° angle.
- The sun would transfer the same amount of energy to both places because the angle at which the sunlight strikes the earth does not affect the amount of energy transferred.
- The sun would not transfer energy to either place because sunlight does not transfer energy.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1543 |
4–5 n = 0 | 6–8 n = 806 |
9–12 n = 737 |
Male n = 709 |
Female n = 808 |
English n = 1390 |
Other n = 121 |
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| A. | 53% | N/A | 56% | 50% | 54% | 53% | 55% | 40% |
| B. | 21% | N/A | 20% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| C. | 20% | N/A | 17% | 23% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 34% |
| D. | 6% | N/A | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 7% |