Earth's Seasons

____ is the spin that the Earth does on its own axis that causes day and night.

• Tilt

• Orbit

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

____ is the path that the Earth takes to go around the Sun that takes a year long.

• Tilt

• Orbit

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the reason for the Earth's seasons?

• The orbit

• The tilt

• The rotation

• How close it is to the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which will receive more intense light and heat from the Sun?

• the parts of the Earth with direct sunlight

• the parts of the Earth with indirect sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Looking at the diagram, which hemisphere is receiving most of the Sun's direct sunlight in the month of June:

• The Western Hemisphere

• The Eastern Hemisphere

• The Northern Hemisphere

• The Southern Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Looking at the globe and the light of the sun, which hemisphere will be experiencing warmer weather?

• The Northern Hemisphere

• The Southern Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the line in the middle that divides the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere called?

• Line of latitude

• Line of longitude

• The equator

• The prime meridian

What is this image showing?

• The Earth orbiting the Sun

• The Earth rotating the Sun

• The Earth spinning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Looking at point A, what season would it be in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Looking at point C, what season would it be in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1