Quiz about Earth Science Seasons Review

Question 1

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

Accepted Answer

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

Answer

The equator rotates slower than the poles

Answer

The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

Answer

The equator has 18 hour days.

Question 2

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 3

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 4

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 5

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 4?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 6

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Accepted Answer

axis

Answer

vernal equinox

Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

solar flare

Question 7

What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees

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25.3 degrees

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32.5 degrees

Answer

28.5 degrees

Question 8

What are the reasons for the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt and revolution.

Answer

Earth's tilt and rotation.

Answer

Earth's rotation and revolution.

Answer

Earth's tilt and resolution

Question 9

What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?

Accepted Answer

Revolution

Answer

Rotation

Question 10

Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

Accepted Answer

rotation

Answer

revolution

Question 11

Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

Accepted Answer

The poles

Answer

The equator

Answer

The Tropic of Cancer

Answer

The Tropic of Capricorn

Question 12

How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?

Accepted Answer

23 hours 56 minutes

Answer

365 days

Answer

24 hours

Question 13

What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?

Accepted Answer

counterclockwise

Answer

clockwise

Question 14

What causes more heat,  indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?

Accepted Answer

direct

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indirect

Question 15

How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.242 days

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12 hours

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24 hours

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30 days

Question 16

When does the Northern Hemisphere experience the winter solstice?

Accepted Answer

December

Answer

June

Answer

March

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September

Question 17

What is the longest day of the year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

Answer

winter solstice

Answer

fall equinox

Answer

spring equinox

Question 18

When are the equinoxes?

Accepted Answer

March & September

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June & December

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July & January

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April & October

Question 19

Which letter represents more direct sunlight, "a" or "b"?

Accepted Answer

b

Answer

a

Question 20

Imaginary line that runs around the earth at 0 degrees

Accepted Answer

equator

Answer

axis

Answer

longitude

Answer

degrees

Question 21

Which observations are observed on a solstice?

Accepted Answer

When the Sun reaches its lowest or highest altitude throughout the day.

Accepted Answer

When the Sun appears to "stand still" in its daily Northward or Southward march on the sky

Answer

When the days and nights are equal?

Answer

When we don't see any light for 6 months.

Question 22

During an ________, the length of nighttime and daytime are about the same because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

Accepted Answer

equinox

Answer

solstice

Answer

earthquake

Answer

solar eclipse

Question 23

When its summer in the Northern Hemisphere, its ______ in the Southern Hemisphere

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

melting

Answer

slipper

Answer

Fall

Question 24

Which path shows the apparent motion of the Sun on the first day of summer in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

Question 25

Which path shows the apparent motion of the Sun on the first day of winter in Texas?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 26

On June 21, where does the Sun appear to rise for an observer in Texas?

Accepted Answer

northeast

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due west

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due east

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southeast

Question 27

On December 21, where does the Sun appear to set for an observer in Texas?

Accepted Answer

southwest

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due east

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due west

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northwest

Question 28

Using the following diagram, at which position is the Earth located on December 21?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 29

At which position is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing a vernal equinox?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

Answer

D

Question 30

At which location are direct sun rays striking the Earth in the following diagram?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 31

At which degree of latitude are perpendicular sun rays striking the Earth in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Equator

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North Pole

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 32

What are these two dotted lines called?

Accepted Answer

tropics

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poles

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equator

Answer

globe

Question 33

What imaginary line marks the southern boundary of the tropics?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Aquarius

Answer

Tropic of Sagittarius

Question 34

What imaginary line marks the northern boundary of the tropics?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Aquarius

Answer

Tropic of Sagittarius

Question 35

Earth tilts _____ degrees relative to the Sun.

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees

Answer

.5 degrees

Answer

15.5 degrees

Answer

35.5 degrees

Question 36

On this day, the Sun is at its highest point in the sky. This day marks the first day of summer. It also is known as the longest day because it has the most hours of daylight of any day during the year.

Accepted Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Answer

Vernal Equinox

Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 37

On this day, the daylight and nighttime hours are equal. This occurs in September.

Accepted Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Vernal Equinox

Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 38

On this day, the daylight and nighttime hours are equal. This occurs in March.

Accepted Answer

Vernal Equinox

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 39

On this day, the Sun is at its lowest point in the sky. This day marks the first day of winter. It also is known as the shortest day because it has the fewest hours of daylight of any day during the year.

Accepted Answer

Winter Solstice

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Vernal Equinox

Question 40

Path A shows the path of the Sun during which season?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Autumn/Spring

Answer

Summer

Question 41

Path B shows the path of the Sun during which season?

Accepted Answer

Autumn/Spring

Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Question 42

Path C shows the path of the Sun during which season?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Autumn/Spring

Answer

Winter

Question 43

Which circle best demonstrates the sunlight we receive in summer?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 44

Which circle best demonstrates the sunlight we receive in winter?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 45

Which diagram represents the Sun in summer (direct heat energy)?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 46

Which diagram represents the Sun in winter (indirect heat energy)?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Question 47

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

Accepted Answer

away

Answer

towards

Answer

up

Answer

down

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

towards

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up

Answer

down

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away

Question 49

Why is the Equator warmest?

Accepted Answer

Because it receives the most direct sunlight

Answer

Because it is closest to the sun.

Answer

Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 50

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 51

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 52

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

winter

Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Question 53

The term equinox means....

Accepted Answer

equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

Answer

Equal amount of winter and summer

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Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

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The longest day of the year

Question 54

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

Accepted Answer

It is winter.

Answer

It is summer.

Answer

It is spring.

Answer

It is fall.

Question 55

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

Answer

25.3

Answer

30.2

Answer

24

Question 56

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

Accepted Answer

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

Answer

The equator rotates slower than the poles.

Answer

The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

Answer

The equator has 18 hour days.

Question 57

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Answer

winter

Question 58

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

winter

Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Question 59

Direct rays of the sun fall on the Tropic of Cancer on

Accepted Answer

21st June

Answer

21st March

Answer

23rd September

Answer

22nd December

Question 60

On which of the following days are the day and night roughly of equal duration throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

21st March and 23rd September

Answer

28th March and 21st September

Answer

21st June and 23rd December

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23rd March and 22nd December

Question 61

During the month of June ______ is inclined towards the sun.

Accepted Answer

North Pole

Answer

Moon

Answer

Earth

Answer

South Pole

Question 62

When the sun rays fall vertically on the Tropics, it is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

Solstice

Answer

Equinox

Question 63

Why is summer warmer than winter?

Accepted Answer

The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun

Answer

During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sum

Answer

The sun radiates more energy during the summer

Answer

The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

Question 64

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down and not tilted?

Accepted Answer

There would be no seasons.

Answer

Seasons would be the same.

Answer

Seasons would be more extreme.

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