Reason for the Seasons

What is the movement of one object around another (365 days)?

• Revolution
• Atmosphere
• Winter
• Spinners

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How does Earth’s tilt on it’s axis cause seasons?

• It doesn’t.

• Earth’s tilt causes seasons because when Earth is tilted on its axis toward the Sun, there is summer, and when it is tilted away from the Sun, it is winter.

• Earth is not tilted.

• Earth’s tilt causes seasons because when Earth is tilted on its axis toward the Sun, there is winter, and when it is tilted away from the Sun, it is summer.

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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5. Sometimes Earth tilts toward the Sun and sometimes Earth tilts away from the Sun. In which season does Earth tilt toward the Sun?

• summer

• winter

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6. During which season does Earth tilt away from the Sun?

• summer

• winter

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Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Closer to the sun
• More direct light from Earth's tilt
• Stronger light from the sun
• Earth spins slower

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The imaginary line around the center of the Earth is called the:

• Longitude

• Axis

• Equator

• Latitude

The imaginary line through the center of the Earth that it spins on is called the:

• Axis

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

Which type of sunlight is more focused and intense causing warmer temperatures?

• Indirect

• Direct

• Solstice sunlight

• Equinox sunlight

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The hemisphere where you live 

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

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