Review of Rotation, Revolution, Seasons, Solstices, and Equinoxes

On what day does the Northern hemisphere reach its maximum tilt towards the sun?

• Spring equinox

• Summer solstice

• Fall equinox

• Winter solstice

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What happens every year around September 21st?

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

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What is true of all places on Earth during the equinox?

• They have no daylight.

• They have no nighttime.

• They have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.

• It is spring.

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Which motion is responsible for day and night on Earth?

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The sun's rotation

• The moon's revolution around Earth

• Earth's revolution around the sun

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The Earth's revolution around the sun results in _____.

• The lunar cycle

• The seasons

• The day & night cycle

• The rotation of the Earth

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What are the days and nights like during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere? (Remember, "days" and "nights" refers to amount of daylight or darkness.)

• Days are short and nights are long.

• The days and nights are short.

• The days and nights are long.

• Days are long and nights are short.

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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?

• 23.5 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 4 months

What is the relationship between the length of daylight and the average temperature?

• As the length of daylight increases, the average temperature decreases.

• As the length of daylight increases, the average temperature increases.

• As the length of daylight decreases, the temperature increases.

• There is no connection between the length of daylight and the average temperature

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If we are experiencing fall in North Carolina, what season might someone in Argentina (South America) be experiencing?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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If we just experienced the Spring equinox, which event can we expect to happen next?

• Fall equinox

• Spring equinox

• Summer solstice

• Winter solstice

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