Seasons

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 experiences several days each year where there is NO daylight.

• True

• False

The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?

• Approximately 25 degrees
• Exactly 25 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 90 degrees with respect to the sun

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?

• The Sun is shining most directly at the equator.

• The Sun is shining most directly at the Tropic of Cancer.

• The Sun is shining most directly at the Tropic of Capricorn.

• The Sun is shining most directly at the Poles.

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.

• The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)

Which of the following best describes solstice.

• Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
• December 21 or 22
• June 21 or 22
• All of the above

What does the earth's tilt cause?

• The seasons
• Day and Night
• Tsunamis
• Earthquakes

What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?

• Circular
• Elliptical (slightly oval)
• Square to rectangular
• Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)

Each day past the summer solstice, the days get longer and longer until the fall equinox.

• True
• False

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle at which the sun hits the earth.

• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day