Earth's Motion Around the Sun

The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere.

• True

• False

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Earth’s rotational axis is always tilted in the same direction. For half of the year, the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun and the other half of the year the southern hemisphere is slanted toward the Sun.

• True

• False

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The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ____.

• Rotation

• Ellipse

• Revolution

• Tilt

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Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is ____.

• Turned away from the Sun

• Tilted toward the Sun

• Tilted away from the Sun

• Turned toward the Sun

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A light source is shining on a vertical surface or a slanted surface as shown below. Which statement is correct?

• The light energy that hits the vertical surface is stronger because it is concentrated on a smaller area.

• The light energy that hits the vertical surface is weaker because it is concentrated on a smaller area.

• The light energy that hits the slanted surface is stronger because it is concentrated on a larger area.

• The light energy that hits the slanted surface is stronger because it is concentrated on a smaller area.

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Which of the following would have the most daylight hours?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The line on which an object rotates is defined as _________________.

• revolution axis

• spin axis

• tilt axis

• rotation axis

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Not only is the summer solstice the longest day of the year, it is also the day on which _____________.

• the sun is lowest in the sky

• sunset comes earliest

• the sun appears to be highest in the sky

• sunrise comes latest

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As shown in the diagram, sunlight is more spread out:

• closer to the equator

• away from the equator

• The Sun appears the same over each part of Earth.

• The Sun is only spread out directly at the north and south pole.

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What season is shown for the northern hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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