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Seasons Task Cards

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

The Moon and tides

b)

The Sun and its orbit

c)

The tilting of Earth’s axis

d)

The distance between the Earth and the Sun.

2.

What name is given for the two days that

are the shortest and longest of the year?

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

c)

Vernal

d)

Autumnal

3.

What seasons do the solstices occur?

a)

Winter and Spring

b)

Summer and Fall

c)

Summer and Winter

d)

Winter and Fall

4.

According to the image, What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

5.

What is the Earth's motion around the Sun in a circular orbit called?

a)

revolution

b)

roll

c)

spin

d)

rotation

6.

How many days does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

a)

1 day

b)

52 days

c)

100 days

d)

365 days

7.

What name is given for the two days that

have equal hours of day and night?

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

c)

Vernal

d)

Autumnal

8.

Which number represents the spring

equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What day does summer begin

in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

June 21

b)

March 21

c)

December 21

d)

September 21

10.

What is another name

for the spring equinox?

a)

Spring solstice

b)

Autumnal equinox

c)

Winter solstice

d)

Vernal equinox

11.

What is the name of the imaginary line

around which the Earth spins?

a)

Axis

b)

Tilt

c)

Equator

d)

Angle

12.

How many degrees is the axis of Earth tilted?

a)

45.5°

b)

23.5°

c)

90.5°

d)

13.5°

13.

Which number represents the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Which of the following is true about

winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

The Earth is farthest from the Sun.

b)

The Sun is low in the sky.

c)

Day and night are the same length

d)

The South Pole is dark 24 hours per day.

15.

What would happen if Earth’s axis was

straight up and down instead of tilted?

a)

Life on Earth would not be possible.

b)

There would be no seasons.

c)

There would be no night or day.

d)

Earth would be covered with ice.

16.

What term describes Earth

spinning around on its axis?

a)

revolution

b)

roll

c)

spin

d)

rotation

17.

How long does each season last?

a)

365 days

b)

3 years

c)

3 months

d)

30 days

18.

What causes day and night?

a)

The sun goes around the Earth.

b)

The Earth orbits the Sun.

c)

The moon rising causes night time.

d)

The Earth rotating on its axis.

19.

The Equator receives ___________

than the Northern Hemisphere.

a)

more direct light

b)

less direct light

c)

more night time

d)

sunlight of a higher temperature.

20.

Which number represents the summer

solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

In December, the Northern

Hemisphere ______________?

a)

receives the most direct sunlight.

b)

receives the most powerful sunlight.

c)

has the fewest hours of daylight.

d)

has the sun the highest in the sky.

22.

Halfway between the solstices, which

hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Neither Hemisphere

d)

Both Hemipsheres

23.

During the summer solstice in the

Southern Hemisphere, the most direct

sunlight hits an imaginary line called the?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Tropic of Capricorn