Seasons Checkup-Climate Unit

The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

• Equal amount of winter and summer

• the whole planet gets equal hour of sunlight

• the whole planets gets equal sunlight energy

• The Earth is tilted so that the Sun is directly over the Equator on this day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

• equinox dates
• the moon is full
• solstice dates
• the cold fronts blow in

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth

• change in solar output

• tilt of the earth's axis,revolution, and rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Which season is beginning in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its spring in the Southern hemisphere.

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

In the Northern Hemisphere, on which day will you receive the fewest hours of daylight?

• September 21

• December 21

• March 21

• June 21

How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?

• 365 days
• 24 hours

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

• less direct, hotter

• less direct, colder

• more direct, hotter

• more direct, colder

True/False: Seasons are caused by differences in the angle and hours of sunlight (as a tilted Earth revolves around the Sun)

• True

• False

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