Earth's Season's Quiz

What is the name of the first day of summer occurring on June 20th

• Autumnal equinox

• Winter solstice

• Vernal equinox

• Summer solstice

What is the name of the first day of spring occurring on March 21st

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

• Winter solstice

• Summer solstice

In which 4 months do the seasons begin

• January, July, August, October

• April, May, November, December

• March, June, September, December

• February , June, September, December

Name the season with the longest day

• Vernal equinox

• Autumnal equinox

• summer solstice

• Winter solstice

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• equinox

• axis
• tilt

• equator

At position A, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....

• axis
• equator
• solstice
• equinox

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• Tilt

If the Earth suddenly stopped having seasons, what could be the likely causes?

• The Moon disappeared.

• The Earth is no longer tilted.

• The Earth's rotation has increased.

• The Earth moved farther away from the Sun.