Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM065

The intensity of sunlight at a place changes during the day because the amount of atmosphere sunlight travels through changes throughout the day (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM065 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (As the earth turns, the intensity o…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL085002	The intensity of sunlight at a place on the surface of the earth changes over the course of a day because the height of the sun above the horizon at that place changes over the course of the day.	20%