Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements ~ Misconception WCM101

The sun gives off less energy in the winter (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception WCM101 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
WC035002	It is colder in the winter at a given place than in the summer because the sun is lower in the sky in the winter so the town recieves less energy from the sun.	19%