Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?

90 degrees with respect to the sun

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)

The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)

The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)

The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?

Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas

It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

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

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

The equator rotates slower than the poles.

The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

Why do we have different seasons?

Both the Earth's tilt on its axis and it's revolution around the Sun

Only the Earth's tilt on it's axis

Only the Earth's revolution around the Sun

Only the Earth's rotation on it's axis

Tom and Amanda live in different locations. When it’s summer for Amanda, it’s winter for Tom. Where do Tom and Amanda live?

One lives in the Southern Hemisphere, and the other lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

They live on opposite coasts of the United States.

They both live in the Southern hemisphere, but they live in different time zones.

They both live north of the equator, but one lives in the Eastern Hemisphere and the other in the Western Hemisphere.

Which statement is true about Earth’s axis?

The tilt of the axis affects the amount of daylight available each season.

Earth makes one full rotation around its axis every 365 days.

Earth’s rotation around its axis causes the Northern Hemisphere to have less daylight all year than the Southern Hemisphere.

The tilt of the axis causes the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to have night and day at opposite times.

Heath lives in the United States. Which pattern of daylight does he experience?

more daylight hours in summer than winter

fewer daylight hours in spring than in fall

an equal number of daylight hours in all four seasons

an equal number of daylight hours in summer and winter

Seasons

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MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS2-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What season is letter B in the Northern hemisphere?

Winter

Summer

Spring

Fall

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which season is taking place in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere in Position 4 (the BOTTOM half)?

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What season is the NORTHERN hemisphere experiencing?

It is summer.

It is spring.

It is winter.

It is fall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The right side of this illustration represents...

day

night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

seasons

year

day & night

eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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