8th grade Seasons

Front

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Back

Summer

Front

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

Back

Fall

Front

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

Back

23.5

Front

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

Back

Northern hemisphere

Front

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

Back

It is winter.

Front

The term equinox means....

Back

equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

Front

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

Back

solstice dates

Front

What is the longest day of the year?

Back

summer solstice

Front

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth? Options: distance from the sun, rotation of the earth, change in solar output, tilt of the earth's axis

Back

tilt of the earth's axis

Front

Why is the Equator warmest?

Back

Because it receives the most direct sunlight.