Seasons

How does Earth have seasons?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's distance from the sun

• Earth's tilt on it's axis

• Earth's moon phases

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Reorder the following into which the Northern Hemisphere goes through from the Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Fall/Autumnal Equinox

• Vernal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

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How long does a revolution take?

• 1 month

• 1 week ( 7 days )

• 1 day ( 24 hours )

• 1 year ( 365 days)

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Which direction does the Earth ROTATE?

Which direction does the Earth REVOLVE?

On June 21, the Northern Hemisphere....

leans ​ ​ (a)   the Sun.

has mainly ​ (b)   weather.

has ​ ​ (c)   hours of daylight than the Southern Hemisphere.

receives ​ (d)   rays. These are ​ (e)   rays.

• toward
• away from
• warm
• cold
• more
• direct
• strong
• indirect
• weak
• fewer

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Between June 21 and September 22, the Northern Hemisphere still leans toward the Sun. But every day...

the lean becomes ​ (a)  

the rays become ​ (b)   direct and spread out ​ (c)  

the days become ​ (d)   and the nights become ​ (e)  

• less
• greater
• more
• more.
• less.
• shorter
• longer
• shorter.
• longer.

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On September 23...

the Earth's axis is tilted ​ (a)   the Sun.

the Sun's rays are ​ (b)  

​ (c)   starts in the Northern Hemisphere.

every place on earth has ​ (d)   hours of day and ​ (e)   hours of night.

• neither toward or away from
• toward
• away from
• neither direct or indirect
• direct
• indirect
• autumn
• winter
• 12
• 24

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The Earth revolves around the Sun in a ​ (a)   direction.

As the Earth revolves around the Sun, the tilt of the Earth's axis ​ (b)   change.

• counterclockwise
• clockwise
• does not
• does

Between December 21 and March 20...

the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the Sun. But every day the lean becomes ​ (a)  

the rays become ​ (b)   slanting.

the days become ​ (c)   and the nights become ​ (d)  

• less
• greater
• more
• less.
• longer
• shorter
• longer.
• shorter.

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