Day Night and Seasons

​You will fold your notes on the dotted lines and glue this page onto the next clean page of your journal using the side that says "GLUE THIS SIDE DOWN!"

You will then use this Quizizz lesson to learn about Day, Night, and Seasons. As you go through the lesson, be sure you are completing the notes in your journal.

When you are ready, move to the next page to begin the lesson. If you need help, be sure to ask your teacher.

Multiple Choice

Our Earth is split into 2 hemispheres. The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Which one do WE live in?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Does our Earth sit straight up and down, or is it tilted?

• The Earth is tilted

• The Earth is NOT tilted

Multiple Choice

How long does 1 full rotation take?

• 365 days

• 12 hours

• 1 year

• 24 hours

Multiple Choice

The Earth's rotation causes what on Earth?

• Day & Night

• Seasons

• Wind

• Ocean tides

Multiple Choice

What do we call Earth's orbit (go around the sun)?

• Rotation

• Spin

• Revolution

Multiple Choice

How long does it take the Earth to go around the sun 1 time?

• 365 days (1 year)

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 24 years

Multiple Choice

Which answer correctly lists the seasons in the right order?

• Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall

• Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

• Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall

• Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring

Multiple Choice

Which season has the longest days?

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

Multiple Choice

Which seasons have equal day and night? (Same amount of light)

• Fall & Spring

• Summer & Winter

• Summer & Spring

• Fall & Winter

By this point in the lesson, you have learned:
1. the order of the seasons
2. the season in the Southern hemisphere is opposite of the Northern hemisphere.

Use this knowledge to label the seasons on the diagram in your notes.

1. Start with Point A.
2. Identify the season at each position of Earth's revolution around the sun for the Northern Hemisphere.
3. Identify the season at each position of Earth's revolution around the sun for the Southern Hemisphere.

Use the next 2 slides to check your notes and make sure you have all blanks filled in.

​Check your answers for your diagram. Correct any that are incorrect.

​Spring

​Fall (Autumn)

Summer

Winter

Summer

Winter

​Spring

​Fall (Autumn)

Multiple Choice

At position 2, when the Earth is pointed at the sun, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

Multiple Choice

At position 4, when the Earth is pointed AWAY from the sun, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

Multiple Choice

At position 4, when the Earth is pointed AWAY from the sun, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

Multiple Choice

At position 1, when the Earth is beside the sun, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere? (Hint: position 2 is the NH during summer.)

• Winter

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring