CP Rotation, Revolution, and Seasons

Why do we have seasons?

• The sun’s rotation

• The Earth’s mass and gravitational pull

• The Earth’s tilt on its axis as it rotates around the sun

• The Earth’s tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

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What causes day and night?

• Earth’s tilt

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s revolution

• Moon’s gravitational pull

Using the model, winter occurs on the hemisphere that is _________.

• rotating the fastest

• tilted towards the sun

• tilted away from the sun

• turned towards the sun

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Which side of the globe shows night time? Explain.

• Side A because it is not receiving direct sunlight.

• Side B because it is receiving direct sunlight.

• Side B because it is not receiving direct sunlight.

• Side A because it is receiving direct sunlight.

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Why do the Northern and Southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons from each other?

• Their solstices and equinoxes are on different days.

• They experience the same seasons at the same time.

• While one is experiencing direct sunlight, the other is experiencing indirect sunlight leading to different seasons being experienced.

• The amount of moonlight experienced leads to different seasons.

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Which statement best describes why South Carolina’s temperature is cooler in the winter than the summer?

• There are more hours of sunlight in the winter.

• The sun appears higher in the sky in the winter.

• Earth is closer to the sun during the winter and farther away during summer.

• The region receives less direct energy from the sun in the winter.

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What would happen if Earth was not tilted?

• The seasons would be longer, because the tilt speeds up Earth’s rotation.

• The seasons would be the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere's on Earth, because it is tilted the opposite direction.

• The seasons would not happen, because areas of the Earth would always receive the same amount of direct or indirect sunlight.

• The seasons would not happen, because part of Earth would never see the sun.

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing in Position B?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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A(n) ​ (a)   is when a location has an equal amount of day and night, and a(n) ​ (b)   is when we experience the longest day and longest night.

• solstice
• equinox
• day
• season
• night

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It takes Earth ​ (a)   to rotate and ​ (b)   to revolve around the Sun.

• 27 days
• 24 days
• 24 hours
• 365 1/4 days
• 365 days