Day/Night and Seasons

Earth ____________ on its axis to give us day and night.

• tilts
• rotates
• revolves
• wobbles

Earth __________ around the sun once every 365 1/4 days.

• tilts
• rotates
• revolves

Earth is ___________ at a 23.5 degree angle to give us seasons.

• rotating
• tilted
• revolving

Earth's North Pole always faces the North Star, which is also called ___________

• Sun
• Polaris
• Sirius B
• Antares

At position 1, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing ___________

• summer
• fall
• winter
• spring

The first day of winter and the first day of summer is called the _____________

• Solstice
• Equinox
• Eclipse
• Equator

The first day of Spring and fall is called the ____________

• Solstice
• Equinox
• Eclipse
• Equator

At position 1, the Northern Hemisphere will be experiencing____________ rays.

• direct
• indirect
• neither direct or indirect

The hours of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere at position 1 will be __________.

• longer
• shorter
  shorter
• equal to that of the Southern Hemisphere

At position 1, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing ____________

• summer
• fall
• winter
• spring