Earth's Seasons

A Greek astronomer and philosopher who first suspected that the Earth was round.

• Apollo

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

How many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?

• 97.3 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 27.8 degrees

• 90 degrees

Day and night are caused by the Earth's rotation on it's axis?

• True

• False

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Spring happens when the sun:

• shines more directly in the northern hemisphere.

• shines more directly in the southern hemisphere.

• shines more directly at the equator.

• shines more directly on the poles.

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How long does it take for the earth to make one full rotation on it's axis?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 1 year

• 365.25 days

Summer happens in the northern hemisphere when the sun shines:

• more directly on the northern hemisphere.

• more directly on the southern hemisphere.

• more directly on the equator.

• more directly on the poles.

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On the day of the summer solstice there will be:

• more sunlight that day than any other day of the year.

• less sunlight that day than any other day of the year.

• equal amounts of day and night.

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Winter happens in the norther hemisphere when the sun shines:

• more directly on the norther hemisphere.

• more directly on the southern hemisphere.

• more directly on the equator.

• more directly on the poles.

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When do solstices occur?

• When the earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• When the sun shines directly at the equator creating a day of equal amounts of day and night.

• When the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.

• When the earth revolves around the sun every 365 days.

When does an equinox occur?

• When the earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• When the sun shines directly at the equator creating a day of equal amounts of day and night.

• When the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.

• When the earth revolves around the sun every 365 days.