Earth in Space

2. When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter in the

• equator
• Northern Hermisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere

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Earth is closest to the sun when it is summer in the

• Southern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere

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In June, there are fewer hours of daylight and less direct sunlight in the

• Southern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere

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Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is called a(n)

• winter solstice
• summer solstice
• rotation
• equinox

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Earth has seasonal changes because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.

• true
• False

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Earth's orbit is circular with the same distance between Earth and sun at all times.

• true
• false

Earth's orbit is a slightly elongated circle, also called an __________________.

• eclipse
• ellipse
• eclaire
• sphere

One revolution around the sun is called a(n)

• equinox
• solstice
• day
• year

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The most common ______________ in use today is divided into years, months, and days.

• calendar
• zodiac
• season
• equinox

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The _____________ occurs around March 21 in the Southern Hemisphere

• autumnal equinox
• vernal equinox
• summer solstice
• winter solstice

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