MAAP: Earth and Space

What is the primary reason for Earth's seasons?

• Earth's rotation
• The equator
• Earth's tilted axis
• Earth's magnetic field

How much is Earth tilted?

• 50 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 32.5 degrees
• 12.25 degrees

What is the term for the sun's energy striking Earth straight on?

• Direct
• Indirect
• Angle
• Diagonal

What is the term for the sun's energy striking Earth at an angle?

• Direct
• Head-on
• Center
• Indirect

What hemisphere do we live in?

• Northern
• Southern

What is the correct order of Earth's seasons?

• Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
• Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring
• Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
• Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when the northern axis is tilted toward the sun?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when the northern axis is tilted away from the sun?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

What season(s) is it when the axis is NOT pointed toward or away from the sun?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall