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Worksheet time: 12mins
The Moon and tides
The Sun and its orbit
The tilting of Earth’s axis
The distance between the Earth and the Sun.
What name is given for the two days that
are the shortest and longest of the year?
Equinox
Solstice
Vernal
Autumnal
What seasons do the solstices occur?
Winter and Spring
Summer and Fall
Summer and Winter
Winter and Fall
According to the image, What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
What is the Earth's motion around the Sun in a circular orbit called?
revolution
roll
spin
rotation
How many days does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
1 day
52 days
100 days
365 days
What name is given for the two days that
have equal hours of day and night?
Equinox
Solstice
Vernal
Autumnal
Which number represents the spring
equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?
1
2
3
4
What day does summer begin
in the Southern Hemisphere?
June 21
March 21
December 21
September 21
What is another name
for the spring equinox?
Spring solstice
Autumnal equinox
Winter solstice
Vernal equinox
What is the name of the imaginary line
around which the Earth spins?
Axis
Tilt
Equator
Angle
How many degrees is the axis of Earth tilted?
45.5°
23.5°
90.5°
13.5°
Which number represents the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
1
2
3
4
Which of the following is true about
winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
The Earth is farthest from the Sun.
The Sun is low in the sky.
Day and night are the same length
The South Pole is dark 24 hours per day.
What would happen if Earth’s axis was
straight up and down instead of tilted?
Life on Earth would not be possible.
There would be no seasons.
There would be no night or day.
Earth would be covered with ice.
What term describes Earth
spinning around on its axis?
revolution
roll
spin
rotation
How long does each season last?
365 days
3 years
3 months
30 days
What causes day and night?
The sun goes around the Earth.
The Earth orbits the Sun.
The moon rising causes night time.
The Earth rotating on its axis.
The Equator receives ___________
than the Northern Hemisphere.
more direct light
less direct light
more night time
sunlight of a higher temperature.
Which number represents the summer
solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
1
2
3
4
In December, the Northern
Hemisphere ______________?
receives the most direct sunlight.
receives the most powerful sunlight.
has the fewest hours of daylight.
has the sun the highest in the sky.
Halfway between the solstices, which
hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Neither Hemisphere
Both Hemipsheres
During the summer solstice in the
Southern Hemisphere, the most direct
sunlight hits an imaginary line called the?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
