Answer Key to "Reasons for Seasons" 2018

1. What are Earth’s four seasons?

• winter spring summer fall

• winner sprint summer fault

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2. What causes the Seasons?

• Tilt

• Direct & Indirect Sunlight

• Earth's orbit of the sun

• All of the above--although tilt is the best answer

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3. During which months are we closer to the Sun?

• July & August

• December & February

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4. While Earth orbits around the Sun, it is also tilted on its axis. How much is Earth tilted on its axis?

• a lot

• 0 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

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5. Sometimes Earth tilts toward the Sun and sometimes Earth tilts away from the Sun. In which season does Earth tilt toward the Sun?

• summer

• winter

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6. During which season does Earth tilt away from the Sun?

• summer

• winter

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7. In the Northern Hemisphere, around when is the summer solstice?

• June 21

• December 21

• March 21

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8. In the Northern Hemisphere, what is the summer solstice?

• the most sunlight and first day of summer

• the first day of winter and least amount of sunlight

• equal day and night

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9. In the Northern Hemisphere, around when is the winter solstice?

• around Halloween

• December 21

• June 21

• September 21

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10. In the Northern Hemisphere, what is the winter solstice?

• the longest day

• the shortest night

• the shortest day, December 21, and the first day of winter in the NH

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