Seasons and Day/ Night

Seasons are caused by...

• Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
• earth's rotation
• earth spinning 
• different lunar phases

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What do you notice about the axis in the summer season.

• The top of the axis is pointing to the sun
• The top of the axis is pointing away from the sun
• The top of the axis is shrinking
• The bottom is the axis is pointing to the sun.

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What do you notice about the axis during the winter season?

• The top of the axis is pointing away from the sun
• The top of the axis is pointing toward the sun.
• The bottom of the axis is pointing away from the sun.
• There is no axis

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If the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, what is the southern hemisphere experiencing?

• winter
• summer
• fall
• spring

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Which season has the longest amount of sunlight?

• Summer
• Winter
• Autumn
• Spring

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According to the diagram, the southern hemisphere is experiencing summer because

• The bottom of the axis is facing the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.
• The bottom axis is not facing the sun 
• The axis is not tilted
• The top of the axis is facing the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.

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The earth revolving around the sun gives us.

• Day and night
• Years
• Months
• Money

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The moon revolving around the earth gives us..

• Day and night
• years
• months
• music

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Which lunar phase is represented in this picture

• 3rd quarter moon
• Full moon
• 1st quarter moon
• Waxing gibbous

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What causes day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Earth rotation around the moon
• The sun going up and down

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