Earths Tilt and the Seasons

What is the Earth's axis?

• an imaginary pole that passes through the center of the Earth

• the path that the Earth travels around the sun

• the distance between the Earth and the sun

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This text describes what causes us to have seasons at different times of the year on different parts of the Earth. What is one thing that causes seasons?

• the shape of the Earth

• the oval-shaped orbit of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth

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The text says, although many people believe that we have summer when the Earth is closest to the hot sun, that we actually have summer when the Earth is farthest away from the sun. What conclusion can be drawn from this evidence?

• Earth's seasons are caused by the moon rather than the sun.

• Earth's distance from the sun does not affect the seasons.

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Based on the text, what causes a hemisphere on Earth to have summer?

• direct sunshine from the sun hitting that hemisphere

  (tilted toward the sun)

• indirect sunshine from the sun hitting that hemisphere

  (tilted away from the sun)

• that hemisphere's natural climate and the warmth

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What is the main idea of this text?

• Earth's oval-shaped orbit causes the seasons.

• Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons.

• The shape of the Earth causes the seasons.

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During which season are the days long?

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During which season are the days short?

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Which season do we have EQUAL amounts of day and night?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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