Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements ~ Misconception WCM015

The sun's changing temperature is the reason it is cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception WCM015 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The pattern of the rise and fall of…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
WC026003	The sun warms the surface of the earth less in winter because the angle at which sunlight strikes the earth is smaller in the winter.	32%