Exploring the Causes of Seasons

Exploring the Causes of Seasons

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Olivia Brooks

Used 21+ times

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Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
,
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the angle of Earth's tilt that influences seasonal changes?

10 degrees

90 degrees

45 degrees

23.5 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which hemisphere receives more sunlight during the Northern Hemisphere's winter?

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Both equally

Neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the variations in day length and seasons on Earth?

Earth's rotation speed

Sun's movement

Moon's gravitational pull

Earth's tilt on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which event are day and night of equal length everywhere on Earth?

Winter Solstice

Summer Solstice

Spring Equinox

Autumn Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the position of the overhead sun during the Spring Equinox?

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Equator

None

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does the Northern Hemisphere experience the longest day of the year?

Summer Solstice

Spring Equinox

Winter Solstice

Autumn Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phenomenon occurs at the Arctic Circle during the Summer Solstice?

Solar eclipse

24 hours of darkness

24 hours of daylight

Equal day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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