Seasons Retest

Each day past the summer solstice, the days get longer and longer until the fall equinox.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How long is a day on earth?

• 22 hours
• 365 days
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The season that comes before winter is?

• summer
• winter
• spring
• fall

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What are the reasons for the season?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours 
• 365 days
• 30 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which seasons have 12 daylight hours and 12 nighttime hours?

• Spring & Fall

• Winter & Summer

• None of the seasons have equal daylight hours

• All are equal