Earth's Positions and Seasons

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at position A?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

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What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing at position B?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

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Where on the Earth are the Sun’s rays most direct at Positions B and D?

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

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Which position would receive the longest amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Position A

• Position B

• Position C

• Position D

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At position B, it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere. What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

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At which position would the North Pole experience 24 hours of darkness?

• During the summer solstice

• During the winter solstice

• During the spring equinox

• During the autumn equinox

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At which positions would the Earth experience about 12 hours of day/12 hours of night?

• Equinoxes

• Solstices

• Perihelion

• Aphelion

At which positions would you expect the sun to be highest in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere?

• At noon during the summer solstice

• At sunrise during the winter solstice

• At noon during the winter solstice

• At sunset during the summer solstice

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What position would you expect the sun’s most intense rays at 23.5°S?

• At the Tropic of Capricorn

• At the Tropic of Cancer

• At the Equator

• At the Arctic Circle

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The cause of the seasons is:

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The Earth's rotation

• The Sun's activity

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