Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements ~ Misconception WCM050

The position of the sun in the sky does not affect the amount of energy sunlight can transfer to a given place (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception WCM050 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
WC107001	Both the blocking of sunlight by clouds and the height of the sun above the horizon affect the amount of energy transferred from the sun to a place on the earth's surface.	32%
WC043002	The amount of energy that is transferred from the sun to a given place on the earth's surface changes depending on where the sun is in the sky.	18%
WC105001	Sunlight transfers different amounts of energy to a lake depending on the position of the sun in the sky.	13%