Seasons

The northern and southern halves of the Earth are called?

• axes

• orbits

• equators

• hemispheres

If the southern hemisphere is getting indirect sunlight, what kind of light is the Northern Hemisphere receiving?

• polar night

• midnight sun

• direct sunlight

• indirect sunlight

Which of the following causes seasonal changes?

• the angle of the sun's rays

• the tilt of the Earth's axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• all of the above

Earth's axis is an imaginary line that

• runs from pole to pole

• runs around the Earth's middle

• traces the Earth's path around the sun

• measures the distance from the sun to the Earth

In the __________, the Northern Hemisphere recieves direct sunligh.

• Fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

True or false: Winter is cold because the Earth is farther away from the sun.

• True

• False

There isn't any seasonal changes at the equator because it

• always receives direct sunlight

• always receives indirect sunligh

• receives direct sunlight for part of the year

• receives indirect sunlight for part of the year.

If the southern hemisphere is experiencing colder temperatures and shorter days its receiving

• polar sunlight

• direct sunlight

• indirect sunlight

• transitional sunlight

At the North and South Poles, the seasons

• change drastically because the sun doesn't set in the summer and doesn't rise in the winter

• don't change much because the poles always receive direct sunlight

• never change because its always winter at the poles.

• change regularly but without drastic highs and lows

Talking about "direct" and 'indirect" sunlight is a way of describing

• the heat of the sun

• the angle of the sun's rays

• the Earth's distance from the sun

• the changing tilt of the Earth's axis