Different seasons arise as the Earth revolves around the Sun because the Earth's axis is tilted. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, what seasons will the two hemispheres be experiencing?

The Northern Hemisphere will be in summer, and the Southern Hemisphere will be in winter.

Both hemispheres will be in summer.

The Northern Hemisphere will be in winter, and the Southern Hemisphere will be in summer.

Both hemispheres will be in winter.

The diagram shows Earth in its yearly orbit around the Sun. During the year, places in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience seasons because of the tilt of Earth’s axis. Which statement correctly identifies the seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres when the Earth is at Position D?

It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere because the northern part of Earth, titled toward the Sun, gets more of the Sun’s energy.

It is summer in the Northern and Southern hemispheres because the Earth tilts as it rotates around its axis.

It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere because the Earth is tilted on its axis.

It is spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Fall in the Southern Hemisphere because Earth is farther from the Sun than it is at points A and C.

The Earth's surface is affected by the Sun in many ways. The diagram below shows the Earth and Sun's light rays during a certain time of the year. Which of the following best describes what people are experiencing at location X on Earth?

the season with the longest days

Not all planets experience a change of seasons. What causes the seasons on Earth?

The angle of Earth's hemispheres in relation to the Sun

Differing quantities of light coming from the Moon

Changes in the distance between Earth and the Sun

The changing position of the Moon in relation to Earth's hemispheres

What event happens about once every month?

a revolution of the Earth around the Sun

Day and night are caused by ____________________________________________ .

the rotation of Earth on its axis.

the Sun completing a full orbit around the Earth.

the Earth completing a full orbit around the Sun.

the rotation of the Sun on its axis.

Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What controlled the systematic way and pattern movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

Electrical force

Magnetic force

Gravitational force

Electromagnetic force

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call the movement when an object spins on its axis?

Rotation

Revolution

Expedition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the changes from days to nights and nights to days on Earth?

Revolution of Earth on its orbit

Rotation of Earth on its axis

Revolution of Earth on its axis

Rotation of Earth on its orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call the movement when an object orbits another object?

Rotation

Revolution

Expedition

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the cause of the revolution of Earth and Moon around the Sun?

Earths gravity

Moon's gravity

Sun's gravity

Jupiter's gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call the time that it takes a planet to make one full rotation?

Solar day

Solar year

Solar month

Solar week

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What season does Northern hemisphere experience based in the given illustration?

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

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Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons

22 questions

What controlled the systematic way and pattern movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

What do you call the movement when an object spins on its axis?

What causes the changes from days to nights and nights to days on Earth?

What do you call the movement when an object orbits another object?

What is the cause of the revolution of Earth and Moon around the Sun?

What do you call the time that it takes a planet to make one full rotation?

What season does Northern hemisphere experience based in the given illustration?

Which planet in the solar system has the shortest solar day?

Which planet in the Solar System has the longest solar day?

Which planet in the solar system has the shortest revolution around the sun?

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