Staar Review Earth and Space "Seasons"

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 4?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

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

• Rotation
• Revolution

The path that Earth takes around the sun is called its

• Rotation

• Revolution/Orbit

• Axis

What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?

• clockwise
• counterclockwise

What causes the season to happen on earth?

• the sun
• the moon
• tilt of the earth on its axis
• the rotation around the sun