Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences ~ Misconception CLM094

When the average temperature at a place changes over the course of the year, it is due only to changes in the amount of energy transferred from the sun to the earth, not to changes in the amount of energy transferred from earth into space (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception CLM094 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The seasonal changes in air tempera…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
CL130002	A change in the amount of energy transferred from the sun to a town can explain the decrease in air temperature in the town in August if the amount of energy transferred to the town from the sun becomes smaller than the amount of energy being transferred away from the town.	39%
CL129002	The air temperature at a town usually increases during July and begins to decrease in early August because the amount of energy transferred to the town from the sun becomes less than the amount of energy transferred from the town into space in early August.	29%