Unit 8.4 Quiz 4

The Earth is hotter in the summer because the Earth’s axis tilts towards the sun and…

• the moon isn’t in the way anymore.

• one hemisphere is way closer to the sun.

• indirect sunlight is warmer.

• direct sunlight is warmer.

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As the angle of light decreased (when you started to angle the flashlight closer to the paper) what can be inferred about the temperature?

• As the angle decreased, the temperature would decrease.

• As the angle decreased, the temperature would stay the same.

• As the angle decreased, the temperature would increase.

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Which months and changes in sunlight are represented by the image?

• December - March - June; and increasing intensity

• December - March - June; and decreasing intensity

• June - September - December; and increasing intensity

• June - September - December; and decreasing intensity

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The diagram below indicates regions of daylight and darkness on Earth on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Four latitudes are labeled A, B, C, and D. What location receives the least intense insolation and hours of daylight?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Light is a form of energy that moves in a _________ line.

• visible

• curved

• diagonal

• straight

Manhattanhenge is possible because of the alignment between the streets in Manhattan and the ___________.

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• streetlights

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Manhattanhenge occurs:

• three months before and after the vernal equinox.

• three weeks before and after the Summer Solstice.

• every time the season changes.

• once a month.

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When we observe sunrise and sunset in the Stellarium over the course of a year, the sun sets:

• in the southwest in the winter and the northwest in the summer.

• directly west all year.

• in the east in the winter and the west in the summer.

• in the northwest in the winter and the southwest in the summer.

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