Seasons

The distance from the Earth to the Sun changes throughout the year and this is what causes seasons.

• True

• False

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When the sun is directly over the equator and the number of daylight and nighttime hours are equal worldwide – on or around Mar. 21 for the Northern hemisphere

• Fall Equinox

• Summer Equinox

• Spring Equinox

• Spring Solstice

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When the northern hemisphere experiences summer, the southern hemisphere:

• experiences winter

• experiences summer

• will rotate faster

• will rotate slower

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This movement causes day and night to occur.

• elliptical

• revolution

• rotation

• tilt

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Twice yearly, the Sun is greatest distance north or south of the equator; this is called:

• solstice

• equinox

• polarnox

• Christmas

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This movement is one of the reasons Earth has seasons.

• rotation

• circular

• elliptical

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Twice yearly, the Sun is directly over the equator causing equal day and night hours all over the world.

• solstice

• equinox

• tilt

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth around which the Earth spins

• axis

• equator

• sphere

• ellipse

An elongated, closed curve that describes the shape of Earth’s year long orbit around the sun

• sphere

• circular

• ellipse

• eclipse

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 hours

• 24 hours

• once per year