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WorksheetsSeasons 8.E.4B.3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does the northern hemisphere experience cooler temperatures at point C?
a)
Indirect rays from the Sun strike north at higher angles
b)
Direct rays from the Sun strike north at lower angles
c)
Direct rays from the Sun strike north at higher angles
d)
Indirect rays from the Sun strike the north at lower angles
2.
Which of the following best describes an equinox?
a)
The length of day and night in the north and south are equal
b)
The length of day in the north is longer and in the south shorter
c)
The length of day in the north is shorter and in the south longer
d)
It is summer time in the north and winter time in the south
3.
Which locations on this model is experiencing winter?
a)
Points A, B and D
b)
Points C and E
c)
Points A and D
d)
Points B, C and E
4.
At which location in Earth's orbit is the northern hemisphere receiving the most direct rays from the Sun?
a)
Location 1
b)
Location 2
c)
Location 3
d)
Location 4
5.
At which location is the northern hemisphere receiving the least direct rays from the Sun and cooler temperatures?
a)
Location 1
b)
Location 2
c)
Location 3
d)
Location 4
6.
At which location is the northern hemisphere receiving the most daylight hours?
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
7.
At which location is the north receiving the least amount of day light hours?
a)
Location 1
b)
Location 2
c)
Location 3
d)
Location 4
8.
At which locations is the northern and southern hemispheres receiving approximately the same amount of daylight hours and direct rays from the Sun?
a)
Locations A and C
b)
Locations B and D
c)
Locations C and D
d)
Location D and A
9.
According to this model at what time does the northern hemisphere receive the most direct rays from the Sun and the longest daylight hours?
a)
Midwinter
b)
Equinoxes
c)
Midsummer
d)
Vernal / Spring
10.
Which of the following best explains why the northern and southern hemispheres on Earth have predictable seasonal changes?
a)
The Earths revolution around the Sun and the 23.5* tilt of Earth's axis
b)
The Earth's rotation and the 23.5* tilt of Earth's axis
c)
Earth's orbit around the sun is elliptical making closer in summer and farther in winter
d)
The tilt of the earth's axis of rotation puts the Northern Hemisphere significantly closer to the sun in June than the Southern Hemisphere
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