Lesson Check: Earth's Motion Around the Sun

The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere.

• False

• True

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The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its __________.

• ellipse

• rotation

• tilt

• revolution

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Winter occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is _____________

• rotated away from the sun

• rotated toward the sun

• tilted away from the sun

• tilted toward the sun

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When a light source is shining on a vertical surface, the light energy is stronger (warmer) because ______________

• it is concentrated on a larger area

• it is concentrated on a smaller area

The line on which an object rotates is defined as ________

• tilt axis

• revolution axis

• rotation axis

• spin axis

Light is more spread out as you move further from the _______

• North and South Poles

• Sun

• Earth

• Equator

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Which best explains why there are 4 seasons - fall, winter, spring and summer - on Earth?

• Earth's surface is more tilted at the poles than at the Equator

• Earth's rotation axis is tilted

• Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle

• Earth is farther from the sun in summer

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Summer solstice is when ________

• Earth's rotation axis is most toward the sun

• Earth's rotation axis is most away from the sun

• Earth's rotation axis is neither toward nor away from the sun

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Equinox is when _________

• nights are longer than days

• days and nights are both about 12 hours long

• days are longer than nights

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What season is shown in the northern hemisphere?

• it is winter because the northern hemisphere is getting the most spread out sunlight

• it is winter because the northern hemisphere is getting the least spread out sunlight

• it is summer because the northern hemisphere is getting the most spread out sunlight

• it is summer because the northern hemisphere is getting the least spread out sunlight

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