Seasons

Multiple Choice

White dwarfs are low to medium main sequence stars which have burned through all their hydrogen and helium, passed through the giant phase. Their outer layers expand to form colorful planetary nebula, and then collapsed and cooled into small glowing coals. On the H-R diagram above, where would you most likely find white dwarfs?

• bottom left to middle

• top left to middle

• top right

• off the diagram

Multiple Choice

Which seasons occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at position D?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

Multiple Choice

Based on the diagram above, how do the characteristics of Spica and the Sun compare?

• Spica is cooler and less bright than the Sun

• Spica is hotter and brighter than the Sun

• Spica is cooler and brighter than the Sun

• Spica is hotter and less bright than the Sun

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices orders the components of the universe correctly from largest to smallest?

• planet, star, solar system, galaxy, universe

• galaxy, universe, solar system, star planet

• universe, galaxy, solar system, planet, star

• universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet

Multiple Choice

What determines the color of a star? 

• It's size
• It's temperature
• It's composition
• They are all the same color 

Multiple Choice

Blue stars are the _____________.

• hottest
• coolest
• smallest

Multiple Choice

Red stars are the _____________.

• hottest
• coolest
• biggest

Multiple Choice

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger
• Stars get Colder
• Stars get hotter

Multiple Choice

Which best describes stars located in area A

• Bright and Hot

• Cooler and bright

• Dim and hot

• Dim and colder

Multiple Choice

Which description best describes area B

• Brighter and Hotter

• Brighter and Cooler

• Dimmer and cooler

• Dimmer and Hotter

Multiple Choice

Which best describes stars in area C

• Brighter and Hotter

• Brighter an Cooler

• Dim and Hotter

• Dim and Cooler

Multiple Choice

Which best describes area D?

• Brighter and Cooler

• Brighter and Hotter

• Dimer and Cooler

• Dimmer and Hotter

Open Ended

How do spring tides differ from neap tides? Discuss with your partner and write down your thoughts below.

Multiple Choice

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

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall or autumn

Multiple Choice

1. Antarctica experiences six months of complete darkness during winter. What is the best explanation of this occurrence?

• Earth’s tilt

• Sun’s distance from Earth

• Earth's rotation

• not here

Multiple Choice

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

• Spring or Fall, because the hours of daylight and darkness are equal

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

• Decreasing in month 4

• Winter because more daylight hour means there will also be more hours of darkness.

Multiple Choice

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

• Rotation of the moon on its orbit around Earth

• Revolution of the Sun on its orbit near Earth

• Revolution of Earth on its orbit around the Sun

• Rotation of Earth on its tilted axis

Multiple Choice

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

• The year would be shorter

• The day would be shorter

• The year would be longer

• The day would be longer

Multiple Choice

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

• Rotation of the Sun

• Revolution of the sun

• Rotation of the Earth

• Revolution of the Earth

Multiple Choice

Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Summer days are hotter than winter days because in summer___

• Earth is closer to the sun

• The number of sunspots increases

• Earth northern axis is tilted toward the sun

• A. The sun gives off more energy

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

1. Based on the picture, people living in the Northern hemisphere are generally experiencing_____

• 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

Multiple Choice

Which diagram shows the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun’s rays during a winter in the Northern hemisphere?

Multiple Choice

1. Which of these locations on Earth experiences least variations in the length of daylight hours throughout the year?

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

Multiple Choice

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the longest day in June?

• Arctic circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Antarctic circle

Multiple Choice

In the diagram below, the Northern hemisphere would be in what season at position A?

• Fall or Autumn

• Spring

• Winter

• Summer

Multiple Choice

Which diagram reflects daytime hours for position X?

Multiple Choice

In the diagram, Earth’s southern hemisphere in position 1 is experiencing___

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

• Winter

Multiple Choice

In the diagram, Earth’s southern hemisphere is experiencing____

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

Multiple Choice

Which word best completes the analogy in the box?

• night

• orbit

• year

• sun

Multiple Choice

The Northern hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

Multiple Choice

In the summer many people enjoy the beach in Argentina which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Using the diagram in which position of the Earth is summer in Argentina?

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4