Earth's Rotation and Revolution pages 34-35

The Northern part of Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Finland have _______ _________of daylight during the summer.

• 20 days

• 20 minutes

• 20 hours

• 20 months

The Earth revolves around the sun at the speed of (a)   miles per hour.

Earth tilts at an angle of about (a)   degrees.

The exact moment at which summer and winter start is called

• Fall

• Spring

• solstice

• equinox

When the Northern Hemisphere receives more direct sunlight, so does the Southern Hemisphere.

• True

• False

Because of Earth's tilt, the Northern Hemisphere receives more direction sunlight for half the year, and temperatures are warmer. As Earth continues around the Sun, the Northern Hemisphere faces the less directly and temperatures are cooler. This is the process that creates the ____________ ______________ in both hemispheres.

(a)  

(a)   is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

In the Northern Hemisphere, December 21 or 22 is the _____________ ________________.

• winter equinox

• winter solstice

• summer equinox

• summer solstice

Summer Solstices: Choose all that are correct, more than one correct answer.

• The summer solstice is the longest day of the year.

• The summer solstice is the shortest day of the year.

• The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year.

• The solstice for the Southern Hemisphere is exactly the opposite than the Northern Hemisphere.

• The summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere is June 20 or 21.

The beginning of spring and autumn is called an (a)   .