Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM074

Places at the same latitude receive different amounts of daylight (AAAS project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM074 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Changes in the orientation of earth…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL110002	Of three places in the northern hemisphere that are at the same latitude but different longitudes, when the north pole is pointed toward the sun all three places receive the same number of hours of daylight.	71%

Items that test for misconception CLM074 in this project (Original Project) and other key ideas
CL124002	For two places at the same latitude, how much the north pole is angled toward the sun has no effect on the number of hours of daylight the places receive.	20%