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Graphing Daylight Patterns

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is different about the daylight hours received at Chicago and Rio de Janeiro?

a)

Chicago and Rio both have the summer solstice in June.

b)

Chicago and Rio both have the winter solstice in December.

c)

Chicago's shortest day receives about 2 hours less daylight than Rio's shortest day.

d)

There is no way to determine how they differ.

2.
The cities of Chicago and Helsinki have the same longest day of the year, but different lengths. Why?
a)
Chicago is further north than Helsinki.
b)
Helsinki is East of Chicago.
c)
Helsinki is further north than Chicago.
d)
I have no clue.
3.

In the graphs of Chicago, Helsinki and Rio de Janiero, the crests and troughs coincide with what seasonal dates?

a)

Crests are equinoxes and troughs are solstices.

b)

Crests are all in June and troughs are all in December.

c)

Crests and troughs occur at the equinoxes in June and December.

d)

Crests and troughs occur at the solstices in June and December (near the 21st of each month).

4.
Which of the 5 locations shows the GREATEST variation in daylight hours?
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Helsinki
c)
South Pole
d)
Quito
5.
Which of the 5 locations shows the LEAST variation in daylight hours?
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Helsinki
c)
South Pole
d)
Quito
6.
There are two times when ALL 5 locations received roughly the same amount of daylight. When does this occur and how long is the amount of daylight?
a)
When the solstices occur, all locations had 14 hours of daylight.
b)
When the equinoxes occur in Jan and Dec, all locations experience 12 hours of daylight.
c)
There is not a time when all locations experience a similar daylength. This is obviously a trick question.
d)
When the equinoxes occur in March and Sept, all locations experience 12 hours of daylight.
7.
Chicago and Rio de Janeiro have different daylight averages in this way...
a)
Their equinoxes occur January and December
b)
 On the equinoxes they have opposite timing of the shortest / longest days.
c)
In December Chicago has winter solstice while Rio has summer solstice.
d)
In June Rio has summer solstice while Chicago has winter solstice.
8.

What is the approximate daylight time for Nome, Alaska on June 21?

a)

about 6 hours

b)

between 21 and 22 hours

c)

about 17 hours

d)

about 9 hours

9.

What is the approximate daylight time on June 21 for Mexico City, Mexico?

a)

about 11 hours

b)

about 13 hours

c)

about 2 hours

d)

about 10 hours

10.
Approximately how many hours difference is there in daylight time between Nome and Mexico City in DECEMBER?
a)
Nome has 7 more daylight hours in December than Mexico City
b)
They differ by about 4 hours all year.
c)
Nome has 7 fewer hours in December than Mexico City.
d)
There is no difference in daylight length, ever.
11.

Do Mexico City, Mexico and Nome, Alaska have the same hours of daylight on their shortest and longest days of the year?

a)

They have different daylight lengths because they are on opposite hemispheres.

b)

They have the same daylight lengths because they are in the same hemisphere.

c)

They have different daylight lengths because they are on different continents.

d)

They have different daylight lengths due to latitude differences, but do experience the same seasonal solstice.