Earth/Sun Relationship, Zones, Weather and Climate

Day and night are caused by 

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

A year is measured by

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

How long does it take for the earth to complete one rotation?

• 365 1/4 days
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• one decade

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-round?

• It remains the same distance from the sun year round.
• It recieves the same amount of direct sunlight year round.
• Its days are more than 18 hours long year round
• The equator rotates slower than the poles

Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)

• axis
• orbit
• pole
• tilt

What is climate?

• weather

• rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• the amount of ice cream available in a city

Select the best answer- What is weather?

• Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
• Weather is the atmosphere.
• Weather is precipitation.
• Weather is wind.

The Earth and its axis are tilted at what angle?

• 23.5 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 25.3 degrees

How are the climate zones of earth distinguished?

• By latitude lines

• By longitude lines

• By the prime meridian

• By the equator

What is the region between the two tropics (Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn called?

• The Artic Zone

• The Torrid Zone or Tropic Zone

• The Temperate Zone

• The Equator