Day and Night Seasons

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

• Equator

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

How long does it take the Earth to move from Point A to Point C?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

• 12 months

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Which of these best compares the conditions at location X and location Y?

• It is day at location X and night at location Y.

• It is winter at location X and night at location Y.

• There are more hours of daylight at location X than at location Y.

• The moon is brighter when viewed from location X than when viewed from location Y.

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when it is tilted directly toward the Sun?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

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In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is in the Southern Hemisphere.

Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day and night cycle on Earth.

What should the student do in order to best model the day and night cycle?

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• Spin the ball in different directions

• Tilt the ball while it is spinning

• Paint one half of the ball white and the other half black

• Shine a bright light on one side of the ball.

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The diagram shows the tilt of Earth as it orbits the Sun.

Which diagram accurately shows Earth’s tilt when the planet reaches Point X on its solar orbit?

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Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted relative to the plane of Earth’s orbit.

How many degrees is Earth tilted?

• 16.5°

• 23.5°

• 32.5°

• 66.5°

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If the Earth did not tilt on its axis in relation to the sun, which of the following would also be true?

• There would be no seasons.

• One Earth-year would be 14% longer.

• The Earth would spin at a different rate.

• Temperatures at the Earth’s equator would cool.

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Earth’s tilt on its axis causes which condition at location X on its surface?

• long daylight hours

• solar eclipse

• low tides

• winter

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