Solar Angle of Elevation, Daylight Hours, Temperature

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the most change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth would not have seasons if?

• It did not tilt, and it did not revolve

• it did not tilt, and it did not rotate

• if it did not tilt only

• if it did not revolve

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which factor best explains the reason that average summer temperatures are higher than winter temperatures in North America?

• North America gets more direct sunlight due to the tilt of the axis

• North America is closer to the sun during the summer

• The ocean recedes during the summer, which causes the temperatures to increase

• The Earth's daily rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Using the diagram below, identify which point best represents the relationship between Earth and the Sun when it is Fall in South America?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Wow long does it take the Earth to move from Point A to Point D, then backwards to point (through point C and B) to point A again?

• 18 months

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 12 months

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A student draws the model shown below:

How do the conditions compare at Location X and Location Y?

• One is in day when the other is in night

• one is in summer and one is in fall

• one is in summer and one is in winter

• there are more hours of daylight at location x

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the Sun to appear to set?

• revolution of the sun

• rotation of the moon

• the revolution of the earth

• the rotation of the earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The diagram below shows four positions in Earth’s orbit around the sun. North America experiences Winter in which position?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the line running down the center of Earth called?

• Equator

• Axis

• North Pole

• South Pole