Understanding the Seasons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD_8J

According to the video, what were the seasons like when the author was a kid?

• December and January were cold and covered with snow, April and May were bursting with flowers, July and August were hot and sunshiny, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

• December and January were hot and sunshiny, April and May were bursting with flowers, July and August were cold and covered with snow, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

• December and January were bursting with flowers, April and May were hot and sunshiny, July and August were cold and covered with snow, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

• December and January were cold and covered with snow, April and May were hot and sunshiny, July and August were bursting with flowers, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

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What did Johannes Kepler prove about planetary orbits?

• Planetary orbits are elliptical and the sun is not at the center of the orbit.

• Planetary orbits are circular and the sun is at the center of the orbit.

• Planetary orbits are elliptical and the sun is at the center of the orbit.

• Planetary orbits are circular and the sun is not at the center of the orbit.

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What is the main reason for the seasons on Earth?

• The Earth's distance from the sun.

• The Earth's axial tilt.

• The number of daylight hours.

• The Earth's elliptical orbit.

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What effect does the tilt of the Earth's axis have on the number of daylight hours?

• It causes more hours of daylight in summer and fewer in winter.

• It causes more hours of daylight in winter and fewer in summer.

• It causes the same number of daylight hours throughout the year.

• It has no effect on the number of daylight hours.

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Why does a location at about 40 degrees north of the equator experience longer hours of warming in summer?

• Because the Earth is closer to the sun in summer.

• Because the Earth is further away from the sun in summer.

• Because the Earth's axial tilt causes the sun to be more directly overhead in summer.

• Because the Earth's axial tilt causes the sun to be less directly overhead in summer.

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What happens to the number of daylight hours as you move north?

• The number of daylight hours decreases.

• The number of daylight hours increases.

• The number of daylight hours stays the same.

• The number of daylight hours varies randomly.

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Why is the North Pole not the hottest place on Earth in northern summer?

• Because it receives 24 hours of daylight.

• Because it is covered in ice and snow.

• Because it is further away from the sun.

• Because it is tilted away from the sun.

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When does the northern hemisphere experience the highest solar height?

• During the winter solstice.

• During the summer solstice.

• During the spring equinox.

• During the autumn equinox.

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What happens to the amount of solar energy an area receives as the sun gets higher in the sky?

• The amount of solar energy increases.

• The amount of solar energy decreases.

• The amount of solar energy stays the same.

• The amount of solar energy varies randomly.

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What is the main takeaway from the text?

• The seasons are determined by the Earth's distance from the sun.

• The seasons are determined by the number of daylight hours.

• The seasons are determined by the Earth's axial tilt and the number of daylight hours.

• The seasons are determined by the Earth's elliptical orbit and the number of daylight hours.

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