Quiz about Seasons

Question 1

Longest day of the year

Accepted Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Answer

Winter Solstice

Answer

Spring Equinox

Question 2

Shortest day of the year

Accepted Answer

Winter Solstice

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Spring Equinox

Question 3

23.5 degrees

Accepted Answer

tilt

Answer

axis

Answer

day

Answer

rotation

Question 4

Object orbiting another object.

Accepted Answer

revolution

Answer

rotation

Question 5

Object spinning on its axis.

Accepted Answer

rotation

Answer

revolution

Question 6

When Spring City is facing away from the Sun its _____.

Accepted Answer

night

Answer

day

Question 7

Spring City is in the ____ hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

northern

Answer

southern

Question 8

One year is...

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

355 days

Answer

355 1/4 days

Answer

365 days

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Answer

winter

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

winter

Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Question 11

Path an object revolves around another object.

Accepted Answer

orbit

Answer

axis

Answer

tilt

Question 12

Select the seasons that are equinoxes.

Accepted Answer

Spring

Accepted Answer

Fall

Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

Question 13

Select the seasons that are solstices.

Accepted Answer

Winter

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 14

Equinox means -

Accepted Answer

Equal light

Answer

Longest day

Answer

Shortest day

Answer

Tilt

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

It is winter.

Answer

It is summer.

Answer

It is spring.

Answer

It is fall.

Question 16

What does the earth's tilt cause?

Accepted Answer

The seasons

Answer

Day and Night

Answer

Tsunamis

Answer

Earthquakes

Question 17

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 18

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 19

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Answer

winter

Question 21

What happens to our shadow when the sun is low in the sky?

Accepted Answer

It gets longer

Answer

It gets shorter

Answer

It is not visible if it is sunny

Question 22

The sun appears to move across the sky each day.  What causes this?

Accepted Answer

the spinning of the Earth's axis

Answer

The path of the sun around the Earth

Answer

the production the nuclear energy around the sun

Answer

the tilt of the Earth on its axis

Question 23

Why is it warmer in the summer?

Accepted Answer

More direct light from Earth's tilt

Answer

Closer to the sun

Answer

Stronger light from the sun

Answer

Earth spins slower

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

Answer

The equator rotates slower than the poles

Answer

The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

Answer

The equator has 18 hour days.

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