Earth Science

What causes the seasons to change?

• The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
• The distance from the sun.
• Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.
• Earth's rotation on its axis.

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.

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

_____________ happens as we begin to turn towards the sun.

• Sunset
• Sunrise

What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun
• Earth's spinning on its axis
• Earth's magnetic field
• Earth's force of gravity

The coriolis effect deflects:

• Only winds and currents near the equator
• Only winds and currents near the poles
• No winds, only ocean currents
• All winds and ocean currents

The big bang theory explains the...

• Life cycle of a star
• Seasons of the earth
• origin of the universe
• Sheldon...just sheldon

The universe is ____ billion years old.

• 11
• 15
• 4
• 23

The scientific study of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole.

• Astronomy
• Geology
• Cosmology
• Quantum Physics