Seasons and Climate

Which of the following is most responsible for the change in the seasons.

• Rotation

• Elliptical orbit

• Moon's gravity

• Tilt

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What is the tilt of the Earth's Axis?

• 23.5 degrees

• 0.03 degrees

• 97.7 degrees

• 24.9 degrees

During the Autumn and Spring, Where is the direct waves from the sun concentrated?

• The northern hemisphere

• The southern hemisphere

• The equator

• Texas

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Which of the following dates would mark the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere?

• June 20

• December 21

• March 21

• September 23

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Which of the following dates would mark the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere?

• June 20

• December 21

• March 21

• September 23

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It is hot in the summer because the Earth is closer to the sun.

• True

• False

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What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas

• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

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If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.

• Seasons would be more extreme.

• There would be no seasons.

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.

• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.

• The equator has 18 hour days.