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Review for Lesson 3: Seasons Key Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What day of the year is the start of the winter solstice?

a)

November 21st

b)

September 22nds

c)

December 21st

d)

January 22nd

2.

What is another name for the "North Star?"

a)

Polaris

b)

Propel

c)

Popular

3.

What is the name given to the angle between lines originating from the eye of the observer and an object in the sky?

a)

angle of substitution

b)

angle of division

c)

angle of separation

4.

What is NASA stand for?

a)

National Air Space Association

b)

National Aeronautics Space Association

c)

National Aeronautics Space Administration

d)

National Air Space Administration

5.

Around June 21st, the Northern Hemisphere is celebrating the first day of summer known as _________________.

a)

summer equinox

b)

summer solstice

6.

Approximately, what day of the year begins spring?

a)

June 21st

b)

September 21st

c)

March 21st

d)

December 21st

7.

What is the name given to an angle distance on a globe that runs parallel (east and west) to the equator; measured in degrees north and south?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

angle of separation

8.

What is the name given to the first day of autumn (fall)?

a)

autumn solstice

b)

autumn equinox

c)

autumn solar noon

9.

What is another name for orbital period?

a)

period of rotation

b)

period of revolution

c)

period of regulation

10.

What is the name given to one of the four natural parts of the year on Earth, including spring summer, autumn (or fall), and winter; seasons vary from planet to planet and depend on the planet’s rotation on its axis and revolution around the Sun.

a)

month

b)

season

c)

year

11.

If we are having winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

a)

autumn

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

12.

It takes the Earth 24 hours to spin on its axis to complete one day. What is the movement called?

a)

period or revolution

b)

period of rotation

c)

period of resolution

13.

True or False:

The Earth orbits the Sun on a circular path.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

It takes the Earth 365 1/4 days to make one complete orbit around the Sun. What is this movement called?

a)

period of resolution

b)

period of rotation

c)

period of revolution

15.

What is the degree tilt of the Earth?

a)

25.3°

b)

26.5°

c)

23.5°

d)

23.3°