Earth and Seasons

The number of daylight hours changes throughout the year because Earth ________ around the sun.

• increases it’s speed
• decreases it’s speed
• revolves
• rotates

When the North end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience ______?

• more indirect rays and shorter days.
• more indirect rays and longer days.
• more direct rays and shorter days.
• more direct rays and longer days.

In which seasons does the Earth neither tilt toward or away from the sun?

• summer and winter
• summer and fall
• spring and fall 
• spring and winter

What occurs when the tilt of the Earth causes the length of the day to be longer or shorter?

• a solstice
• an equinox
• a tide
• an eclipse

What occurs when the tilt of Earth causes the length of day and night to be equal?

• tide
• solstice
• equinox
• eclipse

What is rotation?

• the spinning on an axis
• the orbit around another object
• any type of movement
• spinning and orbiting

How many degrees does the axis of the Earth tilt?

• 23.3
• 23.2
• 23.5
• 23

_________ hours is how long it takes for the Earth to complete 1 full rotation.

• 26
• 12
• 24
• 6

How many days does it take for the Earth to complete one full revolution?

• 365 days
• 28 days
• 30 days
• 365 1/4 days

___________ rays strike Earth at lower angles.

• Direct
• Indirect
• Light
• Sound