seasons interactive notes

Multiple Choice

A spinning motion on an axis

• rotation
• revolution

Multiple Choice

What degree is the earth tilted?

• 24

• 25

• 23.5

• 25.5

Multiple Choice

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• space

Multiple Choice

The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days

• rotation

• revolution

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Which BEST explains why we have seasons?

• Earth's distance from the Sun changes throughout the year, causing different temperatures.

• The tilt of the Earth results in different parts of the Earth getting direct or indirect light at different times of the year.

• The tilt of the Earth results in the Earth rotating faster, causing seasons.

• Throughout the year, the Sun emits different amounts of energy which are then absorbed by the Earth.

Multiple Choice

Which flashlight has the most direct light on the paper?

• Flashlight A

• Flashlight B

• Flashlight C

Multiple Choice

Which flashlight has the most indirect light on the paper?

• Flashlight A

• Flashlight B

• Flashlight C

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the first day of winter

• Winter solstice

• Vernal equinox

• Autumnal equinox

• Summer solstice

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the first day of fall

• Winter solstice

• Summer solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

Multiple Choice

At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

Multiple Choice

In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards
• up
• down
• away

Multiple Choice

What causes Earth's seasons?

• The distance of the Earth from the sun

• The speed of the Earth's rotation

• The angle of the Earth's tilt

• The speed of the Earth's revolution

Multiple Choice

When its Summer in Florida, what season is it in Australia

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

Multiple Choice

Which season is occurring at point B?

• Winter solstice

• Summer Solstice

• Spring Equinox

• Fall(Autumn) Equinox

Multiple Choice

At which point is the northern hemisphere experiencing summer?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

At point #2 the ________ hemisphere is experiencing summer because the Earth is tilted_______ from the Sun.

• Southern, away

• Northern, towards

• Northern, away

• Southern, towards

Multiple Choice

At position A, what season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

Multiple Choice

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

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.