
Seasons 8.7A Day/Night
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows Earth in its orbit around the sun when very little light is visible at Earth's South Pole. Which statement is true when Earth is in the position shown?
It is August in the northern hemisphere. It is April in the southern hemisphere.
It is summer in the northern hemisphere. It is winter in the southern hemisphere.
The number of hours of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.
Spring begins earlier in the year in the Southern hemisphere than it does in the Northern hemisphere.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Students make a model using a globe and a flashlight. Which answer choice best explains the change from daytime to nighttime on Earth?
The Sun stops sending light to Earth at night.
Earth moves farther away from the Sun at night.
The tilt of the Earth causes less light to reach the Earth at night.
Earth rotates and causes different parts of the Earth to experience night.
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which diagram models a hypothetical situation in which every location on Earth would have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness per day?
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The beginning of autumn in North American is in September, but the beginning of autumn in South America is in March. The diagram shows a picture of the Earth, the sun, and the moon on one day in September and another in March. Why does autumn start in different months of the year in North America and South America?
Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle.
North America has a larger landmass than South America.
The moon has a greater pull on South America than North America.
Earth's axis has a 23.5 degree tilt.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Students in a science class in Marfa, Texas, made a poster with a diagram to represent seasonal change in the Northern hemisphere. Which statement best describes conditions for Earth at position 1 in the diagram?
There are an equal number of hours of daylight and nighttime in the Northern hemisphere, and the north pole is tilted away from the Sun.
The Northern hemisphere has the fewest hours of daylight, and the Earth's axis does not tilt at this position.
There are an equal number of daylight and nighttime hours in this position because the Earth is not tilted in this position.
The Northern hemisphere has the fewest hours of daylight, and the north pole is tilted away from the Sun.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth's rotation on its axis increased?
The length of the seasons would be longer.
The length of the seasons would be shorter.
The length of a day would be shorter.
The length of a day would be longer.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The model shows Earth is several positions relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?
Position 1, because North America receives the most sun.
Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun.
Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun.
Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun.
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