Earth Sun Relationship

The Summer Soltice occurs in _______________ in the Northern Hemisphere

• March

• December

• June

• September

The yearly orbit around the sun is called ___________________.

• revolution

• summer solstice

• rotation axis

• equinox

For Summer to occur the rotation axis is pointed_________________?

• away from the sun

• straight up and down

• towards the sun

• doesnt exist

A light source that hits a vertical surface is ____________than one that hits on an angle.

• weaker

• equal to one that

• further away

• stronger

If you live at the equator you have about __________________ hours of daylight year round.

• 8

• 16

• 12

• 24

In order to see the "Midnight Sun" you need to be in what season near the poles?

• winter

• fishing

• fall

• summer

It takes about 365 days for the Earth to ________________.

• rotate one time on on its axis

• make one revolution around the sun

• take a Math test

• tilt one time on its axis

If you are at the poles you will have ____________________ hours of daylight in the winter.

• 24

• 8

• 16

• 0

It takes the Earth one _________ to rotate on time on its axis.

• day

• month

• year

• hour

The major factor that causes seasons is....

• daylight hours

• shape of our orbit

• distance from the sun

• The tilt of Earth on its rotation axis