Earth Sun Relationship

Earth experiences seasons as it revolves around the sun because of its

• shape

• tilt

• speed

• mass

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Around June 22nd we have the greatest amount of day time hours. This day is also known as the

• Summer Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Summer Hemisphere

• Direct Summer

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The Earth is closer to the sun during the summer months.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #3?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

We experience the same amount of daylight hours and nighttime hours during a(n)

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Revolution

• Orbital Period

True or false: The diagram represents summer in the northern hemisphere.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #1?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At what position will it be fall in the souther hemisphere

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• the distance of the Earth from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the South pole is tilted towards the Sun, it is...

• Summer in both hemispheres

• Winter in both hemispheres

• Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter in the Southern Hemisphere

• Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere

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