Weather & Seasons TEST

1. Different seasons are caused by the slant and direction of the Earth's ____, or an IMAGINARY LINE through it's center, as it orbits the Sun.

• hemisphere
• meridian
• axis
• rod

2. Earth has ____ seasons.

• one
• two
• three
• four

3. Identify the season of the year. This is the COLDEST season, the Sun's path is LOWEST in the sky and there are FEWEST hours of daylight.

• Spring
• Summer
• Winter
• Fall

4. Which best describes CLIMATE?

• temperature and seasons
• average precipitation and temperature
• snow and sun
• seasons and precipitation

5. The graph show precipitation recorded for each month of the year in Alaska. Which statement is most likely true about fall (Sept - Nov) in Alaska?

• Fall is the WETTEST season in Alaska.
• Fall is the WARMEST season in Alaska.
• Fall is the LONGEST season in Alaska.
• Fall is the COLDEST season in Alaska.

6. Identify the season. The Sun's path begins to rise HIGHER than in the season before. Temperatures are WARMER. There are MORE hours of daylight than the season before.

• Spring
• Summer
• Winter
• Fall

7. Places high up in the mountains tend to have ___________ climates that lower areas.

• hotter
• higher
• colder
• warmer

8. Identify the season. There are FEWER hours of daylight and temperatures are COOLER than the season before. The Sun stays LOWER in the sky.

• Spring
• Summer
• Winter
• Fall

9. A COLD and WET climate will probably receive __________ precipitation.

• very little
• just the right amount
• a lot of

10. Identify the season. There are the MOST hours of sunlight during the day. The Sun is at its HIGHEST point in the sky of the year. Temperatures are the WARMEST.

• Spring
• Summer
• Winter
• Fall