Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM025

The intensity of sunlight a place receives does not depend on how far north or south a place is (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM025 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The annual rise and fall of air tem…)
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CL056002	For two places at different latitudes north of the tropical region, the intensity of sunlight is always greater at the place that is closer to the tropical region, but the number of hours of daylight can sometimes be greater for the place closer to the tropical region and sometimes greater for the place farther from the tropical region.	17%