Fast and Curious - Seasons

The distance north or south form the equator, measured in degrees

• Temperature

• Longitude

• Amplitude

• Latitude

The motion of a celestial body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit.

• Year

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbital phase

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The imaginary line that runs through the North and South pole; Earth spins along this line.

• Kuiper Belt

• Equator

• Axis

• Hemisphere

The spinning of Earth along its axis, taking 24 hours for one full completion

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Leap Day

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The degree tilt of the Earth on its axis

• 18.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees
• 32.5 degrees

• 28.5 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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All of these are true about the diagram EXCEPT-

• Seasons are caused by Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
• The season shown in the northern hemisphere is winter
• The season shown for the southern hemisphere is summer
• Seasons on Earth are caused by rotation

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

• It is summer because the hemisphere is receiving more direct sunlight

• It is summer because the hemisphere is receiving indirect sunlight.

• It is winter because the hemisphere is receiving indirect sunlight.

• It is winter because the hemisphere is receiving direct sunlight.

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Which answer correctly labels the seasons based on the sun's position in the sky?

• A: Summer
  B: Fall/Spring
  C: Winter

• A: Winter
  B: Summer
  C: Fall/Spring

• A: Fall
  B: Summer/Winter
  C: Spring

• A: Summer
  B: Winter
  C: Fall/Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which event marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

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