Earth Science

One rotation of Earth is equal to _____

• a year

• a day

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is winter

• It is summer

• It is spring

• It is fall

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When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

• Equinox

• Solstice

First day of fall

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

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Which day is the autumnal equinox?

• March 20

• September 22

• December 21

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice happens in which month?

• March

• June

• September

• December

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In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice happens in which month?

• March

• June

• September

• December

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On the day that the northern hemisphere has it's longest day, the southern hemisphere will have it's shortest day.

• True

• False

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In summer, the poles have 6 months of daytime.

• True

• False

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