Seasons

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun
• rotation of the earth
• change in solar output
• tilt of the earth's axis

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What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365.25 days

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What season is when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?

• summer
• winter
• fall
• spring

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What is the longest day of the year?

• winter solstice
• summer solstice
• fall equinox
• spring equinox

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The earth's axis is tilted (a)   degrees off center.

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What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
• 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

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down and not tilted?

• Seasons would be the same.
• Seasons would be more extreme.
• There would be no seasons.

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1. Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing?

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall or autumn

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Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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