Reason for Seasons

If it is Winter in the Northern hemisphere, what is it in the Southern hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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What motion causes day/night?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilt

• Orbit

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What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation

• Earth's rotation and revolution (orbit)

• Earth's tilt and revolution (orbit)

• Earth's tilt and resolution

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Which definition explains what a solstice is?

• When the days and nights are equal (12 hours each)

• When the Sun is at its lowest or highest in the sky (longest & shortest days)

• When the Sun moves across the sky

• When we don't see any light for 6 months

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Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Closer to the sun
• More direct light from Earth's tilt
• Stronger light from the sun
• Earth spins slower

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In spring, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• Towards

• Neither away or toward

• Away

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At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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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 season is it for us in the Northern Hemisphere in the picture?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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