Module 2 Lesson 1 Earth and the Sun's Energy

The hemisphere of Earth that is tilted away from the sun receives less direct ____________ than the other hemisphere receives.

• solar energy

• revolution

• tropics

• latitude

• rotation

Earth’s path, or orbit, around the sun is its ___________.

• latitude

• revolution

• rotation

• solar energy

• tropics

The amount of solar energy Earth receives is always the same.

• true

• false

Day and night are caused by the revolution of Earth around the sun.

• true

• false

The higher latitudes are cooler than the lower latitudes.

• true

• false

Earth’s tilt causes the seasons.

• true

• false

The tropics are regions close to the equator.

• true

• false

At which special parallel is it dark 24 hours a day beginning on December 21?

• Arctic Circle
• North Pole
• Antarctic Circle 
• South Pole

The Earth's axis is tilted at how many degrees?

• 66 1/2
• 0
• 90
• 23 1/2

The earth takes exactly how many days to make one complete revolution

• 365 1/4 
• 1 
• 365
• 29