Seasons Test Prep

During the summer, the land, oceans, and atmosphere in the Northern Hemisphere receive more direct rays of sunlight and

• It is very hot

• the days are longer.

• the days and night are equal length.

• there is an increase in precipitation.l

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When the Earth is at Position D, we are experiencing which seasons in the Northern hemisphere.

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• fall

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When the Earth is at Position B, we are experiencing which seasons in the Southern hemisphere.

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• fall

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Best complete the sentence. In the summer in the northern hemisphere the _____ is longer than the ____.

• night, day
• month, year
• day, night
• solstice, equinox

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Day and night are caused by

• the tilt of Earth's axis.
• Earth's revolution around the sun.
• eclipses.
• Earth's rotation on its axis.

Earth's rotation takes about

• 365 days.
• 6 months.
• 24 hours.
• 1 month.

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation.
• one season.
• one year.
• one eclipse.

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Earth has seasons because

• Earth rotates on its axis.
• the distance between Earth and the sun changes.
• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
• the temperature of the sun changes.

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Earth's tilt in combination with its orbit around the Sun cause the ____.

• tides
• full moon
• seasons
• Coriolis effect

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The sun’s rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean
• Option 5

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