Chapter 3

what can determine whether we experience winter or summer?

• The Earth's distance from the sun
• The Earth's rotation on its axis
• The amount of snowfall
• The Earth's distance from the Moon

what impacts what plants and animals can survive in a changing biome?

• The color of the plants and animals
• The speed of the animals
• The size of the plants
• The health of the earths atmosphere

What causes some regions of the Earth to receive more light and warmth from the sun than the others?

• El ninio

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• Atmospheric winds

• The greenhouse effect

how long does one of the earths rotations take

• 24 hours
• 12 hours
• 365 days
• 1 month

which side of the earth experiences daylight and warmth?

• The side facing away from the sun
• The side facing the sun
• The side facing the moon
• The side facing the stars

what changes during the Earths rotation?

• The Earth's size
• The Earth's shape
• The Earth's position in the solar system
• The amount of sunlight reaching Earth

What causes the 4 seasons?

• The Earth's distance from the sun
• The Earth's rotation on its axis
• The Earth's tilt on its axis
• The moon's gravitational pull

What season is it when the sun is facing towards a place?

• Winter
• Autumn
• Summer
• Spring

What causes the season of winter?

• Earth is closer to the sun
• Earth is farther from the sun
• Tilt of the Earth's axis away from the sun
• Increase in the Earth's temperature

what does the Earths atmosphere do to act like a greenhouse

• It traps radiation from the Sun to warm land and help things grow

• It produces oxygen for plants
• It blocks all the sunlight
• It cools down the Earth