Seasons and Stars

What seasons is it in the Northern Hemisphere in position 1?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the Earth suddenly stopped having seasons, what could be the likely causes?

• The Moon disappeared.

• The Earth is no longer tilted.

• The Earth's rotation has increased.

• The Earth moved farther away from the Sun.

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• 365 days/one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• It is Summer

• It is Winter

• It is Spring

• It is Fall

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The two times each year when Earth's axis is neither tilted towards nor away from the sun, causing the sun's rays angle directly at the equator is called ​ (a)   . The two times each year when Earth's axis is tilted either towards or away from the sun, causing the sun's rays to angle away from the equator is called ​ (b)   .

• Equinox

• Solstice

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Match the following:

• Summer

• Winter Solstice

• Fall

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter

• Autumnal Equinox

• Spring

• Summer Solstice

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The event pictured at number 4, in the northern hemisphere, is the

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

• autumnal equinox

• vernal equinox

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The Summer Solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on (a)   .

• December 21-22

• June 21-22

• March 21-22

• September 21-22

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In the northern hemisphere, the next event that would occur after number 2 would be

• the summer solstice

• the winter solstice

• the autumnal equinox

• the vernal equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following

• first day of spring

• spring equinox

• midwinter, first day of winter, longest night of the year

• summer soltice

• midsummer, longest day of the year

• fall equinox

• first day of fall

• winter equinox

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