Seasons Part 2

The line separating the dark half of Earth from the lighted half is called the ________.

• Circle of Illumination

• International Date Line

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

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The latitude line that is 23.5⁰ north of the equator where the Sun’s rays hit most directly during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice is called the ________.

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

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The ________ is the official first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and occurs on June 21st or 22nd.

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Fall (Autumnal) Equinox

• Spring Equinox

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The latitude line that is 23.5⁰ south of the equator where the Sun’s rays hit most directly during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice is called the ________.

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

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The _______ is the official first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and occurs on December 21st or 22nd.

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Fall (Autumnal) Equinox

• Spring Equinox

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The _______ occurs on September 22nd or 23rd in the Northern Hemisphere and is when the Sun’s rays hit most directly on the equator.

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Fall (Autumnal) Equinox

• Spring Equinox

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The ______ occurs on March 21st or 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere and is when the Sun’s rays hit most directly on the equator.

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Fall (Autumnal) Equinox

• Spring Equinox

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In Lockport, IL you get 15 hours of daylight and 9 hours of darkness. Which season is it?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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In Lockport, IL which direction would you look to see the Sun at noon?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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In Sydney, Australia which direction would you look to see the Sun at noon?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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