Unit 5.3 Seasons and Night and Day

Which location receives approximately 12 hours of day light all throughout the year?

• Texas

• China

• Equator

• North Pole

Rotation causes

• day and night

• seasons

• the earth's tilt

• ocean tides

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Warmer weather in America and longer days is caused by

• rotation

• spinning of earth on it's axis

• being closer to the sun

• the northern hemisphere being tilted toward the sun

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This diagram shows that

• it is daylight throughout the Southern Hemisphere

• It is nighttime throughout the Northern Hemisphere

• It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere

• It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere

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How long does it take for one complete rotation?

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 365.24 days

• 12 hours

Which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at point D?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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Which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at point V?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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The earth's tilt causes seasons by

• determining how much direct sunlight is received.

• moving one hemisphere closer to the sun.

• causing a gravitational pull on the radiant energy from the sun.

• causing the earth to spin faster.

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In which position is it winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Position A, since it is close to the sun.

• Position D, since it is tilted away from the sun.

• Position B, since it is receiving direct solar radiation.

• Position C, since it is an equinox.

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The southern hemisphere is having day lengths that are

• longer than the northern hemisphere.

• the same length of day as the northern hemisphere.

• shorter than the days in the northern hemisphere.

• none of the above.

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