AL COS #1 Study Guide Do Over

Why do we experience the changing of  seasons on Earth?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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How long does it take the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 29 1/2 days
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365 1/4 days

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What is the "name" for the longest and shortest days of the year?

• equinoxes
• solstices
• months
• seasons

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Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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Earth's axis is tilted at - 

• 23.5 degrees
• 33.5 degrees
• 28 degrees
• 90 degrees

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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What is the main cause of Earth's seasons?

• the Sun moving across our sky
• the Earth's axis is tilted and it revolves around the Sun
• the Sun gets hotter during certain times of the year

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How many seasons does Earth have?

• one
• two
• three
• four 

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If there are 4 seasons, and it takes 12 months for all seasons to occur, then how long is each season?

• 24 hours
• 3 months
• 4 months 
• 3 years

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