Spiral day - Seasons and Sun Path

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Earth _____ around the Sun.

• Revolves

• Rotates

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What time is at position 1?

• 12 p.m. (noon)

• 9 a.m.

• 3 p.m.

• 6 a.m.

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What season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

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Which date is represented by the diagram?

• March 21

• June 21

• September 21

• December 21

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What is the longest day of the year?

• winter solstice
• summer solstice
• fall equinox
• spring equinox

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State the day represented by Sun's Path Z.

• September 23
• December 21
• March 20
• June 21

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What shape is Earth's orbital path?

• Oval/Eliptical

• Circle

• Square

• Sphere

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What is the Duration of Insolation for New York State on the Summer Solstice?

• 9 hours

• 12 hours

• 15 hours

• 24 hours

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What are the reasons for seasons on earth?

• The sun get hotter in the summer and cools down during the winter.

• The earth sometimes gets closer to the sun and further away at other times.

• The earth's axis is tilted as the earth revolves around the sun.

• The sun orbit around the earth.

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What is the Duration of Insolation for New York State on the Winter Solstice?

• 0 hours

• 9 hours

• 12 hours

• 15 hours

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The diagram below represents the apparent path of the Sun as seen by an observer at 65° N on March 21. What time of day is shown?

• 9 a.m.

• 11 a.m.

• 3 p.m.

• 6 p.m.

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A revolution takes one _____.

• Year

• Month

• Day

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A rotation takes one _____.

• Year

• Month

• Day

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1. Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing?

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall or autumn

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What is the line that runs from North to South through the middle of the Earth called?

• Tilt line

• Equator

• Axis

• Equinox

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What angle is the Earths axis tilted at?

• 25.5 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

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When are the equinoxes?

• June & December
• July & January
• April & October
• March & September

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There are two Polar Circles near the Poles. They are...

• Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle

• Arctic and Southern Circles

• Circle of Cancer and Capricorn

• Northern Circle and Antarctic Circle

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What happens in the Antarctic circle (southern polar circle) when the Southern hemisphere is experiencing its Winter solstice?

• It experiences summer

• It receives no sunlight for 24 hours

• It receives no darkness for 24 hours

• The sun appears directly overhead

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down and not tilted?

• Seasons would be the same.
• Seasons would be more extreme.
• There would be no seasons.

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Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which of the following places has equal day and night throughout the year?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

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During a summer solstice the America, the southern hemisphere experiences

• a vernal equinox

• the autmunal equinox

• a summer solstice

• a winter solstice

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Why is summer warmer than winter?

• The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun

• During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sum

• The sun radiates more energy during the summer

• The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

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In position 2 what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall