Sun's Position and Seasonal Changes

Sun's Position and Seasonal Changes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explains the apparent motion of the sun, which shifts its rising and setting points throughout the year due to Earth's orbit and axial tilt. The ecliptic, Earth's orbital plane, and the celestial equator intersect at equinoxes, where day and night are equal. The sun's path leads to solstices, marking the longest and shortest days. This motion results in a 23.5-degree shift north and south from due east and west.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the common misconception about the sun's rising and setting points?

The sun rises and sets at the same point every day.

The sun rises in the North and sets in the South.

The sun rises in the West and sets in the East.

The sun does not rise or set at all.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the path of the sun called as it appears to move through the sky?

Celestial Equator

Ecliptic

Orbital Plane

Constellation Path

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the sun's apparent path through the sky?

Orbital Route

Celestial Path

Solar Trajectory

Ecliptic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What angle does the Earth's equator make with the orbital plane?

45 degrees

30 degrees

23 and a half degrees

15 degrees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the angle between the celestial equator and the ecliptic?

15 degrees

23 and a half degrees

30 degrees

45 degrees

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On which dates do equinoxes occur?

March 21st and September 21st

June 21st and December 21st

April 21st and October 21st

January 21st and July 21st

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the summer solstice?

It marks the day when the sun is at its southernmost point.

It marks the day when day and night are equal.

It marks the longest day of the year.

It marks the shortest day of the year.

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