Exploring Earth's Tilt and Seasonal Changes

Exploring Earth's Tilt and Seasonal Changes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ethan Morris

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
,
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of Earth's seasons?

The shape of Earth's orbit

The distance of Earth from the sun

The speed of Earth's rotation

The tilt of Earth's axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current tilt angle of Earth's axis?

22.1 degrees

23.4 degrees

24.5 degrees

25.0 degrees

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Over long periods, between what angles does Earth's tilt vary?

22.1 degrees and 24.5 degrees

20.0 degrees and 25.0 degrees

21.5 degrees and 24.0 degrees

23.0 degrees and 25.5 degrees

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what season does it experience?

Spring

Summer

Winter

Autumn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which region receives no daylight?

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Arctic Circle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere during summer?

It decreases

It remains the same

It increases

It fluctuates randomly

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what season does it experience?

Winter

Autumn

Summer

Spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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