Cause of the Seasons

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 southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• The southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

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

• It is winter

• It is summer

• It is spring

• It is fall

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How does the revolution of the Earth around the Sun cause the seasons to change?

• Earth rotates in 24 hours.

• Earth always tilts in the same direction and receives direct or indirect sunlight on a specific hemisphere as it moves around the sun.

• Earth revolves around the moon every 30 days.

• The sun revolves around the sun every 365 days.

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Use the diagram to find where winter is on the northern and southern hemisphere?

• CE

• AG

• EG

• EC

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Which hemisphere will experience shorter days and longer nights?

• Northern

• Southern

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The REVOLUTION around the Sun and the TILT on the Earth's axis cause what?

• Seasons

• Rain

• Tidal Waves

• Moon Phases.

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What Seasons is position A?

• Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

• Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

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What Seasons is position B?

• Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)

• Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

• Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

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What Seasons is position C?

• Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)

• Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

• Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

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