Earth Science

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & size

• Earth's tilt & resolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

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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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do globes lean sideways?

• To allow them to spin easier.

• To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.

• To demonstrate the effects of gravity.

• To demonstrate day and night.

Earth has seasons because

• it rotates on its axis exposing 1/2 to sunlight and 1/2 to darkness

• its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun leading to a differential of direct sunlight

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes; when we are closer, we are hotter

• the temperature of the sun changes.

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IF the Earth's axial tilt were more dramatic than it is (greater than 23.5), which of the following would be true?  

• we would have more direct sunlight during the summer, thus hotter summers

• we would have a shorter day

• we would experience warmer winters

• there is no way to determine what would happen

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Why does the area near the equator experience such a small range of temperatures throughout the 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 is closer to the Sun.

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When the North end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience ______?

• more indirect rays and shorter days.

• more indirect rays and longer days.

• more direct rays and shorter days.

• more direct rays and longer days.

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