Seasons and Tides Quiz

Earth's orbit around the sun is...

• elliptical

• circular

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how many degrees is earth tilted on its axis?

• 90.2 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 16.5 degrees

What happens during a solstice? (select corresponding description and image)

• Sun shines directly on one hemisphere and indirectly on the other, resulting in summer solstice in the one hemisphere and winter solstice in the other

• Sun shines directly on the equator, so both hemispheres get equal day and equal night (12 hours of each), resulting in autumnal equinox in one hemisphere and vernal in the other

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What happens during an equinox? (select corresponding description and image)

• Sun shines directly on one hemisphere and indirectly on the other, resulting in summer solstice in the one hemisphere and winter solstice in the other

• Sun shines directly on the equator, so both hemispheres get equal day and equal night (12 hours of each), resulting in autumnal equinox in one hemisphere and vernal in the other

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When is summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and winter solstice in the southern hemisphere?

• June

• December

• July

• January

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When is winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and summer solstice in the southern hemisphere?

• June

• December

• July

• January

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Why do we have seasons?

• The Earth's rotation speed varies causing different seasons
• The Earth's tilt on its axis causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year.
• The Earth's distance from the sun changes throughout the year
• The Earth's magnetic field affects the amount of sunlight received

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What season(s) occur because the hemisphere receives direct sunlight?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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What season(s) occur because the hemisphere receives indirect sunlight?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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What season(s) occur when the sun shines directly on the equator?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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