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Reasons for the Seasons

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes Earth’s seasons?

a)

Earth’s Axial Tilt

b)

The Eath’s revolution around the sun

c)

The Sun’s rotation

d)

The Taco Bell Guy

2.

During the summer, is the Earth closer, or farther from the sun?

a)

Closer

b)

In the middle

c)

Farther

d)

Taco Bell Guy

3.

Define Heliocentric

a)

The Earth is at the center, and all of the planets, and the sun revolve around it.

b)

Taco Bell Guy

c)

When the sun burns out

d)

The sun is the center of the solar system, and all of the planets revolve around it.

4.

Why is it hotter in the summer, if the sun is farther away?

a)

It feels like it

b)

It is giving off direct sunlight

c)

Taco Bell Guy

d)

The sun isn’t as powerful

5.

Why do we have day and night?

a)

Earth’s axial tilt

b)

Earth rotating on its axis

c)

Earth’s revolution the Sun

d)

Taco Bell Guy

6.

How many degrees is Earth tilted on its axis

a)

25.3 degrees

b)

3 degrees

c)

23.5

d)

Taco Bell Guy

7.

When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

summer

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Taco Season

8.

Solstice and Equinox are the same thing

a)

Taco

b)

True

c)

False

9.

What is the longest day of the year

a)

December 5th

b)

June 21st or 22nd

c)

Taco Bell Guy

d)

July 4th

10.

What did you learn from this lesson

a)

Absolutely nothing

b)

The Taco Guy is also the right answer

c)

The way planets work

d)

How and why the Seasons are caused