Seasons

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth? (choose 2 answers)

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth

• revolution around the sun

• tilt of the earth's axis

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

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

At position A, what season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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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.

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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

• rotation

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What is the earth's tilt in degrees?

• 205

• 22.5

• 23.5

• 24.5

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the Sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• 365.25 days or one year

At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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