Seasons

Longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Solstice 

• Winter Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

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Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Solstice 

• Winter Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

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Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

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The Arctic Circle receives several days each year where the sun not seeing.

• True

• False

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The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?

• Approximately 25 degrees

• Exactly 25 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 90 degrees with respect to the sun

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?

• The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

• The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

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Which of the following best describes solstice.

• Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere

• December 21 or 22

• June 21 or 22

• All of the above

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What does the earth's tilt cause?

• The seasons

• Day and Night

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

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What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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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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