Earth's Tilt and Seasons

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earths tilt & rotation

• Earths tilt & resolution

• Earths tilt & revolution

• Earths size & rotation

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.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts toward the Sun?

• It's spring

• It's summer

• It's autumn

• It's winter

This planet spins at a tilt. That means some places get more sunlight than others during parts of the year. These different time periods are called seasons.

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Earth

• Uranus

Which of the following is one cause of Earth's seasons?

• Earth's distance from the sun

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• Earth's water cycle

• Earth's rotation

What time of day is represented in the picture at letter x?

• Day

• Night

Seasons are caused by the ________ of Earths axis relative to the ecliptic plane as Earth revolves around the Sun

• Moon

• tilt

• heating

• cooling

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________. ( For example: The Earth going around the sun.)

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• satellite

Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Closer to the sun

• More direct light from Earth's tilt

• Stronger light from the sun

• Earth spins slower

In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away