Seasons and Sunlight

What are the points in the Earth's orbit around the sun where the Earth's tilt has a MAXIMUM effect on the angle the Sun's rays make with the Earth

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Season

• Closest Approach

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What are the points in the Earth's orbit around the sun where the Earth's tilt has NO effect on the angle the Sun's rays make with the Earth

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Season

• Closest Approach

A section of the Earth's orbit around the sun. We generally recognize 4 of these per year.

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Season

• Hemispheres

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What do we call the angle that the equator makes with the plane of earth's orbit around the sun?

• The tilt of the earth

• The earth's axis

• a hemisphere

• the Critical Angle

Answer explanation

The axial tilt is another name for the tilt of the Earth.

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What do we call the line that connects the North and South pole which the earth rotates around?

• The tilt of the earth

• The earth's axis

• a hemisphere

• the Critical Angle

What do we call the Northern and Southern halves of the globe?

• The tilt of the earth

• The earth's axis

• hemispheres

• continents

What angle does the equator make with the plane of earth's orbit around the sun?

• 0 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 66.5 degrees

• 90 degrees

How do we describe lines that intersect at 90 degree (right) angles?

• The lines are parallel

• The lines are perpendicular

Answer explanation

How do we describe sunlight that hits the earth almost parallel to the ground?

• Direct Sunlight

• Indirect Sunlight

Answer explanation

Sunlight that is almost PERPENDICULAR to the Earth's surface is considered DIRECT sunlight.

Sunlight that is almost PARALLEL to the Earth's surface is considered INDIRECT sunlight.

What do we call the zone of the Earth between 23.5 degrees N latitude and 23.5 degrees S latitude?

• Arctic/Antarctic

• Tropics

• Equator

• Northern Hemisphere