Seasons & Day/Night

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

How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun once?

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

How many seasons does Earth have?

• one
• two
• three
• four 

If there are 4 seasons, and it takes 12 months for all seasons to occur, then how long is each season?

• 24 hours
• 3 months
• 4 months 
• 3 years

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

• summer
• winter 

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) 

The diagram shows the Earth's movement around the Sun. What is this diagram demonstrating? 

• day and night
• seasons

The diagram shows the Earth's movement around its' axis. What is this diagram demonstrating? 

• the cause of day and night

• the cause of seasons

Which answer correctly labels each letter as day and night? 

• X = night
  Y = day
• X = day
  Y = night