Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements ~ Misconception WCM093

The sun itself is hotter in the middle of the day than it is in the morning or late afternoon (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception WCM093 in this project (Original Project) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
WC037003	The temperature of a glass of water left outside in the sun increases more in the middle of the day than in the morning because the angle at which sunlight strikes the earth is different in the middle of the day than in the morning.	23%