Earth's Place in the Universe HW

On which two days of the year are there nearly equal hours of daylight and darkness?

• spring equinox and fall equinox

• summer solstice and winter solstice

• spring equinox and summer solstice

• Fall equinox and winter solstice

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Why do the Sun's rays strike different parts of Earth at different angles?

• because different parts are further away from the sun

• because the Sun's surface facing the Earth is curved

• because the Earth's surface facing the sun is curved

• because the Sun's tilt changes

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The diagram shows the relative positions of Earth and the Sun at a certain time of the year. Based on the diagram, which season is occurring in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere of Earth?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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Which of the following statements BEST explains why the tilt of Earth on its axis causes summer to be warmer than winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

• The warm ocean currents flow from the tropics to the Northern hemisphere in the summer

• The rays of the Sun strike the Northern Hemisphere more directly

• The greenhouse effect increase in the Northern Hemisphere in the summer

• The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in the summer

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When a hemisphere experiences winter, which way is that hemisphere's axis pole pointing?

• towards the sun

• away from the sun

• neither towards nor away from the sun

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__________________is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

The imaginary line that passes through the Earth's center and the North and South Poles is the Earth's

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

_____________is the movement of one object around another.

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

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Which of the following statements BEST explains why it is warmer at the equator than at the North Pole?

• The equator has a larger area than the North Pole

• The equator is closer to the Sun than the North Pole

• The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North Pole

• The equator has more hours of daylight per year than the North Pole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

revolution

• the motion of an object around another object in space

• the spinning of Earth around its axis

• is what makes the Earth have a night and day

• a war

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