Earth's Seasons Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

As the earth moves around the sun, the part of the earth that is tilted on its axis toward the sun is experiencing

• More rain

• More Warmth

• Less Rain

• Less Warmth

Multiple Choice

As the earth is rotating, which side of the earth are you on when you go to bed at night?

• The side pointing toward the sun

• The side pointing toward the moon

• The side pointing away from the sun

• The side pointing toward the sky

Multiple Choice

For each time the Earth revolves around the Sun, how many times do you have a birthday?

• twice

• once

• three times

• once every season

Multiple Choice

The Earth follows it's orbit as it revolves around the Sun. What other object follows an orbit?

• A shooting star

• The moon

• A rocket

• A Black Hole

Multiple Choice

You live in the Northern Hemisphere. When the tilt of the earth faces toward the sun, it is summer because...

• At this time the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing the most direct sunlight

• At this time the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing the most indirect sunlight

• It is always summer time in the Northern Hemisphere

• The Northern Hemisphere is always closer to the equator than the Southern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Because the equator is located directly in between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, it experiences warmer temperatures year round. Why is this?

• It receives no direct sunlight

• It receives direct sunlight year round

• It does not experience warm temperatures because it is close to the north pole

• It is the location of Jungles, so it is warmer

Multiple Choice

Because of the tilt of the earth, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience

• The same seasons. When it is summer in the north it is also summer in the south.

• The same seasons. The sunlight hits all parts of the earth equally all year round.

• Opposite seasons. While one hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the other is tilted away from the Sun.

• Opposite seasons. Both receive the same amount of sunlight all year round.

Multiple Choice

Temperatures in the summer and winter and more extreme because...

• The equator distributes the Sunlight in only one direction

• One hemisphere receives more direct sunlight and the other receives less sunlight

• They depend on the moon and the ocean tides

• The temperatures do not change because Sunlight hits the earth equally

Multiple Choice

The Equinox and Solstice mark the beginning of....

• A New Season

• The Holidays

• Your Birthday

• The new moon cycle

Multiple Choice

Fall and Spring have more mild temperatures because...

• The sunlight is distributed equally among the hemispheres

• The sunlight hits one hemisphere more directly than the other

• The Earth is constantly revolving around the Sun

• The Earth and Sun are in alignment with the moon