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Seasons - Sept. 16th

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick the best comparison: Earth rotates like a

a)

football spiral.

b)

basketball on a finger.

c)

spinning top.

d)

None of these.

2.

The Earth spins:

a)

on a slight tilt.

b)

straight up and down.

c)

back and forth.

d)

in any random direction.

3.

Earth tilts __________ all year long as we orbit the Sun.

a)

in varied angles

b)

from left to right

c)

in the same direction

d)

towards the Moon

4.

The Sun's light shines ______ on Earth at _____ times.

a)

the same, different

b)

differently, the same

c)

the same, the same

d)

differently, different

5.

During Winter, the ______ tips _____ the Sun.

a)

N. Pole, toward

b)

N. Pole, away

c)

S. Pole, away

d)

All of the above

6.

During Winter, the Sun's rays strike the Earth at a _____ angle for a _____ period of time.

a)

shallow, long

b)

deep, long

c)

shallow, short

d)

deep, short

7.

During Spring, the Earth is tilted:

a)

neither toward nor away from Sun.

b)

further away from the Sun than in Winter.

c)

closer to the Sun than in Winter.

d)

towards the gravitational pull of the Moon.

8.

During Summer, sunlight strikes the _____ more directly.

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

S. Pole

9.

During Summer, the Sun:

a)

stays in the sky much shorter.

b)

gets hotter, making Earth hotter.

c)

gets colder, causing a reverse effect on Earth.

d)

stays in the sky much longer.

10.

Since plants depend on _____, they respond to _____ in the seasons.

a)

moonlight, no change

b)

sunlight, no change

c)

sunlight, changes

d)

moonlight, changes