Seasons, Moon Phases and Eclipses

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.

What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?

• Rotation
• Revolution

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.

How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?

• 365 days
• 24 hours

Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.

• East to West
• West to East
• North to South
• South to North

Objects appear to move from east to west because Earth turns from _______ to ________.

• East to West.
• West to East.
• North to South.
• South to North.

The Northern Hemisphere gets __________ sunlight in the winter, which leads to _________ temperatures.

• less direct, hotter
• less direct, colder
• more direct, hotter
• more direct, colder