Reasons for the Seasons Review

What does the red line running through the Earth represent?

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Equator

• The International Date Line

What is the Equator?

• A circle that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• A line that marks the change of seasons

• An imaginary line that separates the Earth into two halves known as hemispheres

• The line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

What are the two halves created by the Equator known as?

• Quadrants

• Meridians

• Hemispheres

• Segments

What is the area above the equator known as?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What is the area below the equator known as?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What is the term used to describe the spinning of objects in space?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Translation

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What causes half of the Earth to experience daytime at any given moment?

• The Earth's position relative to the Moon

• The Earth facing the Sun

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The Moon blocking the Sun's light

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What happens to the half of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun?

• It experiences daytime.

• It experiences a solar eclipse.

• It experiences nighttime.

• It is the only half that experiences seasons.

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around one time?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

• 48 hours

What does Earth's rotation cause?

• The change of seasons

• The tides in the ocean

• Day and night

• The Earth's orbit around the Sun

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