seasons

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center?

• equator

• axis

• prime meridian

It divides the earth into ___________ and ___________ hemispheres.

• eastern and western

• northern and southern

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Earth’s axis is tilted.

• false

• true

How do the seasons happen?

• Earth's distance away from the sun

• Earth's distance towards the sun

• Earth's tilted axis

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

The Arctic Circle receives several days each year where the sun not seeing.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?

• The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

• The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
• The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall