Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM066

The north pole is always pointed toward the sun (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM066 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The orientation of earth's axis of …)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL097002	If the earth's axis of rotation is pointed toward the sun at one time of the year, it is pointed the same amount away from the sun six months later.	47%