Review - Seasons

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year

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Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

• The equator
• The poles
• The Tropic of Cancer
• The Tropic of Capricorn

Shortest day of the year

• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal Equinox

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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Two times a year when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are the same length. 

• solstice 
• direct sunlight 
• indirect sunlight 
• equinox 

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The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

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Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.

• East to West
• West to East
• North to South
• South to North

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.
• Seasons would be more extreme.
• There would be no seasons.

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