Earth and Space

It is_______ in the Northern Hemisphere when the North Pole tilts torward the sun.

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

This means that the temperatures are ________ and there is more __________.

• higher, sunlight

• lower, sunlight

• higher,darkness

• lower, darkness

It is_______ in the Southern Hemisphere when the South Pole is tilting away from the Sun.

• Winter

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

When the Sun’s rays have to travel further to reach the Southern Hemisphere, temperatures are _____ and there are more hours of _____.

• Lower, Sunlight

• Lower, Darkness

• Higher, Sunlight

• Higher, Darkness

how many days does it take the earth to orbit the sun?

• 365 1/4 days

• 364 1/2 days

• 28 days

• 31days

One rotation takes Earth 26 hours, or one day, to complete.

• True

• False

It takes the Moon _____ ____ to orbit the Earth.

• 28 days

• 12 hours

• 365 1⁄4 days

• 12 days

Both the Earth and the moon’s orbits move in a

clockwise direction, the opposite to that of clock hands.

• true

• false

The horizontal lines are called meridians, or lines of longitude.

• True

• False

The Equator is the longest parallel.

• true

• false