BrainPop Seasons

What causes the seasons to change?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The warming and cooling of the Earth's core

• The Earth's tilt in relation to the Sun

• The Earth's rotation on it's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It's summer in your area

• It's spring in your area

• It's fall in your area

• It's winter in your area

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-around?

• It remains the same distance from the sun year-around

• It receives the same amount of direct sunlight year-around

• It's days are 18 hours long year-around

• The equator rotates slower than the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing away from the sun.. (pick 2)

• the days are longer and hotter

• it's summer

• the days are short and cold

• It's winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing toward the sun.. (pick 2)

• the days are longer and hotter

• it's summer

• the days are short and cold

• It's winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? The sun orbits around the earth.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The earth spins on its ______________.

• axis

• orbit

• tilt

• hemisphere

The part in the middle is called the....

• tropics

• hemisphere

• axis

• equinox

True or False? The part in the middle gets the full heat of the sun all year round.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

______________ on the Arctic circle means that it's light outside even while you sleep.

• summer

• winter

• fall

• spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1