Day/ Night and Seasons Review

The name for earth spinning on its axis is

• carouseling

• orbit

• rotation

• Revolution

Answer explanation

rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the effect of the Earth's rotation around its own axis?

• causes both seasonal change, and day and night

• causes day and night only

• causes seasonal change on earth

• does not affect either day and night, or seasonal change

Answer explanation

earth spins toward the east, so the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west

What is the effect of the Earth's revolution around the sun?

• affects day and night only

• does not affect either day and night or seasonal change

• affects seasonal change only

• affects both seasonal change and day and night

Answer explanation

Seasons are impacted based on where earth is in the orbit. Orbital position also determines the length of daylight on earth (Shorter amount of daylight when northern hemisphere is in winter

Another name for earth’s revolution around the sun is

a. spinning b. rotation c. orbit d. carouseling

• spinning

• rotation

• orbit

• carouseling

The tilt of earth’s axis is

a. 90o b. 23o c. 45o d. 0o

• 90^o

• 23.5^o

• 45.5^o

• 0^o

Answer explanation

What term refers to Earth's orbit around the sun?

• equinox

• revolution

• rotation

• solstice

Answer explanation

What season is it in the southern hemisphere when it is summer in the northern hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which best describes the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

• sunlight is at its least direct angle

• sunlight is at its most direct angle

• occurs at the midpoint of winter

• occurs twice a year

Answer explanation

What accounts for differences in temperature on earth as the seasons change?

• sun's closeness to Earth and regular variation in the sun's heat output

• longer days and the sun is closer to Earth in summer

• regular variation in the sun's heat output and more direct sun's rays

• directness of the sun's rays and length of daytime

In the diagram, what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when Earth is in the position indicated by X?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1