Day Nights and Seasons

Which point is the northern hemisphere experiencing summer?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which point is the northern hemisphere experiencing winter?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which points are experiencing equal amount of sunlight?

• 1 and 2 
• 1 and 3
• 3 and 4
• 2 and 4

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Which of these locations experiences the least amount of change in daylight hours throughout the year and WHY?

• equator, because it is the middle of the earth and receives more light in the summer
• equator, because it is the middle of the earth and receives equal light
• tropic of cancer, because it is at the top of the earth and is always pointing toward the sun
• tropic of capricorn, because it is at the bottom of the earth and sometimes points toward the sun

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Fall 
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

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What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Fall
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

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What is the main cause of Earth's seasons?

• the Sun moving across our sky
• the Earth's axis is tilted and it revolves around the Sun
• the Sun gets hotter during certain times of the year

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If it's summer in the northern hemisphere, then what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• summer
• winter 

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Which causes day and night? 

• the Sun's rotation on its' axis 
• the Earth's rotation on its' axis 
• the Sun's revolution around Earth
• the Earth's revolution around the Sun

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its' axis once? 

• 1 month
• 1 year (365 days) 
• 1 day (24 hours)