Reasons for Seasons

What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

• 25.3 degrees
• 32.5 degrees
• 28.5 degrees
• 23.5 degrees

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What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation

• Earth's rotation and revolution

• Earth's tilt and revolution

• Earth's tilt and resolution

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

• Towards

• Neither away or toward

• Away

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The imaginary line through the center of the Earth that it spins on is called the:

• Axis

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer

• Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
• Earth's revolves slower in summer
• Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
• Earth is closer to the sun

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Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.
• Because it receives the most direct sunlight
• Because no clouds form here.
• Because it is far from the sun

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If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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How many seasons do we experience?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 4

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It is the tilt of the Earth that gives us ___________.

• Seasons

• Day time

• Night time

• Both two and three are correct

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