The very thorough Quiz on Seasons(slideshow material)

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

The motion of one object around another object

• rotation

• revolution

Object spinning on its axis.

• revolution

• rotation

We have day and night because Earth ____.

• Revolves

• Rotates

When your part of Earth faces towards the Sun, it is ​ (a)   , but when your part of Earth faces away from the Sun, it is ​ (b)   .

• Daytime
• Nighttime

It is Daytime when your part of Earth ​ (a)   the Sun, and Nighttime when your part of Earth ​ (b)   from the Sun.

• Faces Towards
• Faces Away

What is the Science word for the Shape of Earth?

• Cylinder

• Cone

• Sphere

• Cube

An imaginary pole through the Earth is called the ___.

• Axis

• Phase

• Sphere