Science Seasons and Solar Angle

What season is letter B in the Northern hemisphere?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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

The right side of this illustration represents...

• day
• night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from 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?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Approximately 25 degrees
• Exactly 25 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 90 degrees with respect to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6