Seasons

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Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing? Options: spring, summer, winter, fall or autumn.

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summer

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Front

Why does Antarctica experience six months of complete darkness during winter?

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Earth’s tilt

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Front

What season is Sallisaw, Oklahoma, experiencing in month 4?

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Summer, because Earth’s tilt causes more hours of daylight in the summer

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Front

Which motion in the solar system causes day and night on Earth?

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Rotation of Earth on its tilted axis

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Front

What would happen if earth's rotation speed were to increase?

Back

The day would be shorter

Front

The apparent rising and setting of the sun as seen from the Earth are caused by the _________

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Rotation of the Earth

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Front

Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight? Options: A, B, C, D, E

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E

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Why are summer days hotter than winter days?

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Earth's northern axis is tilted toward the sun.

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Front

Which diagram shows how the Earth’s axis is tilted when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

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Front

People living in the Northern hemisphere are generally experiencing (based on the picture):

• Fewer hours of daylight and warmer temperatures
• Fewer hours of daylight and cooler temperatures
• More hours of daylight and warmer temperatures
• More hours of daylight and cooler temperatures

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Fewer hours of daylight and cooler temperatures

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