Reason for the Seasons

1. Earth's ___________________ during the orbit causes seasons.

• distance

• tilt

• rotation

2. The Earth's orbit is nearly round, or ________________

• circular

• spherical

• elliptical

3. It takes Earth one year to _________________ around the sun.

• revolve

• rotate

The time it takes for Earth to complete one revolution is __________

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 365 days and 6 hours

• 365 days and 12 hours

We have Leap Year because

• one rotation is not exactly 24 hours

• one revolution has extra hours

• we like to change things up every 4 years

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23

• 23.5

• 24

• 25

As Earth orbits the sun, it's North and South poles _____________ point in the same direction.

• always

• sometimes

• never

There are two days in the year when the amount of daylight and darkness are equal. These days are called__________________.

• equinoxes

• solstices

• leap year days

Equinoxes occur during the months of

• December and June

• December and September

• September and June

• September and March

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere would experience

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall or autumn