Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM017

The amount of time that the sun shines on a place is the same throughout the year (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM017 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The annual rise and fall of air tem…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL052002	The air is colder in the winter than in the summer at a particular town because the sunlight shining on the town is less intense and the sun shines for fewer hours in the winter than in the summer.	18%