Day/Night & Seasons

The letter A on the figure refers to which of these?

• axis

• revolution

• orbit

• seasons

What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

Look at the image. What season is the Northern American experiencing and what length of day and night is being experienced due to the Sun's rays?

• It is summer. There are shorter days and longer nights.

• It is winter. There are longer days and shorter nights.

• It is winter. There are shorter days and longer nights

• It is summer. There are longer days and shorter nights.

What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?

• moon's orbit
• sun's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's rotation

Seasons occur due to __________

• Earth's orbit and how close it is to the sun.

• The Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation and its tilt

• Earth's tilt of axis and revolution around the Sun

Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation
• Revolution

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution

If it is summer in North American, then what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

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NGSS.3-ESS2-2

In the winter, the Northern Hemisphere is titled _______the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Closer to the sun
• More direct light from Earth's tilt
• Stronger light from the sun
• Earth spins slower

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1