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Astronomy 4-Earth Revolution and the Seasons

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 complete revolution around the Sun takes...

a)

1 week

b)

365 days

c)

24 hours

d)

6 months

2.

What Earth location represents the first day of Winter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What Earth location represents the first day of Fall?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What Earth location represents the first day of Summer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

What Earth location represents the first day of Spring?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

What season is represented by the diagram?

a)

Summer Solstice

b)

Winter Solstice

c)

Autumnal Equinox

7.

What date is represented by the diagram?

a)

June 21

b)

March 21

c)

December 21

d)

September 23

8.

What day is represented by the diagram?

a)

December 21

b)

June 21

c)

September 23

d)

March 21

9.

When the sun is directly overhead, that location above the observer is called....

a)

Celestial

b)

Zenith

c)

Foucault

d)

Coriolis

10.

What season is being represented by the diagram?

a)

Winter solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Vernal equinox

d)

Autumnal equinox

11.

What is the date represented by the diagram?

a)

June 21

b)

December 21

c)

March 21

12.

High angle of insolation leads to what type of intensity of the sun?

a)

Weak intensity

b)

Strong intensity

13.

Low angle of insolation leads to what type of intensity of the sun?

a)

Weak intensity

b)

Strong intensity

14.

What season represents the strongest gravitational pull with the Sun and the fastest orbital velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

What season represents the weakest gravitational pull with the Sun and the slowest orbital velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

What are the 2 most important "reasons for the seasons"?

a)

Tilt of the axis and distance from the Sun

b)

Revolution of the Earth and distance from the Sun

c)

Tilt of the axis and revolution around the Sun

17.

The tilt of the Earth's axis is what angle?

a)

15°

b)

90°

c)

23.5°

d)

43°

18.

On December 21st, how many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

9 hours

d)

0 hours

19.

On the Winter Solstice, the Tropic of Capricorn receives the most direct insolation. What letter represents this latitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

The equator receives how much daylight and night time throughout the entire year?

a)

0 hours of daylight and 24 hours of night time

b)

12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time

c)

9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of night time

d)

24 hours of daylight and 0 hours of night time

21.

What is the first day of Winter called?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Autumnal Equinox

d)

Vernal Equinox

22.

What is the first day of Summer called?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Autumnal Equinox

d)

Vernal Equinox

23.

What is the first day of Spring called?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Autumnal Equinox

d)

Vernal Equinox

24.

What is the first day of Fall called?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Autumnal Equinox

d)

Vernal Equinox

25.

What is the date of the first day of Summer?

a)

September 23

b)

June 21

c)

March 21

d)

December 21

26.

What is the date of the first day of Winter?

a)

September 23

b)

June 21

c)

March 21

d)

December 21

27.

What is the date of the first day of Fall?

a)

September 23

b)

June 21

c)

March 21

d)

December 21

28.

What is the date of the first day of Spring?

a)

September 23

b)

June 21

c)

March 21

d)

December 21

29.

What is this season?

a)

Winter

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

30.

On the Vernal Equinox and the Autumnal Equinox, where does the Sun reach the Zenith?

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

31.

How many hours of daylight and nighttime does NY receive on the Winter Solstice?

a)

0 hours of daylight and 24 hours of darkness

b)

9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of darkness

c)

15 hours of daylight and 9 hours of darkness

d)

12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

32.

How many hours of daylight and nighttime does NY receive on the Summer Solstice?

a)

0 hours of daylight and 24 hours of darkness

b)

9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of darkness

c)

15 hours of daylight and 9 hours of darkness

d)

12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

33.

How many hours of daylight and nighttime does NY receive on the Vernal or Autumnal Equinox?

a)

0 hours of daylight and 24 hours of darkness

b)

9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of darkness

c)

15 hours of daylight and 9 hours of darkness

d)

12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

34.

What season is represented?

a)

Winter because the sun is rising in the SE and setting in the SW

b)

Summer because the sun is rising in the SE and setting in the SW

c)

Fall because the sun is rising in the SE and setting in the SW

d)

Summer because the sun is rising in the SE and setting in the SW

35.

What season is represented here?

a)

Winter because the sun is rising in the NE and setting in the NW

b)

Summer because the sun is rising in the NE and setting in the NW

c)

Fall because the sun is rising in the NE and setting in the NW

d)

Spring because the sun is rising in the NE and setting in the NW

36.

What number on the suns path represents 6:00pm?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

What number on the suns path represents 12:00pm?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

What number on the suns path represents 2:00pm?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

What number on the suns path represents 10:00am?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

What season(s) are represented in the picture?

a)

Winter because the sun rises E and sets W

b)

Summer because the sun rises E and sets W

c)

Spring and Fall because the sun rises E and sets W

41.

What time is represented on the suns path?

a)

9:00 am

b)

12:00 pm

c)

2:00 pm

d)

6:00 pm

42.

Suns noon altitude is 48°. What season is shown in the diagram?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring or Fall

43.

What is the noon altitude of the Sun in Winter?

a)

24.5°

b)

48°

c)

71.5°

d)

23.5°

44.

What is the noon altitude of the Sun in Summer?

a)

24.5°

b)

48°

c)

71.5°

d)

23.5°

45.

Using all of the clues in the diagram, where is the observer located?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

South Pole

d)

New York

46.

Using all of the clues in the diagram, where is the observer located?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

South Pole

d)

New York

47.

If this picture represents the Sun at noon in NY, what direction is the shadow facing?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

48.

When the sun is highest in the sky at noon, what size shadow does it produce?

a)

A smaller shadow

b)

A longer shadow

49.

When the sun is lowest in the sky at sunrise and sunset, what size shadow does it produce?

a)

A smaller shadow

b)

A longer shadow

50.

What direction does an observer look to view the noon sun in NY?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

51.

What season is represented with this angle of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring and Fall

c)

Summer

52.

What season is represented with this angle of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring and Fall

c)

Summer

53.

What season is represented with this angle of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring and Fall

c)

Summer

54.

What season is represented with this angle of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring and Fall

c)

Summer

55.

Where in the world would this observer be if the date was March 21st?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

New York

56.

Where in the world would this observer be if the date was December 21st?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

New York

57.

Where in the world would this observer be if the date was September 23rd?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

New York

58.

Where in the world would this observer be if the date was June 21st?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

New York

59.

What latitude is receiving the most direct insolation on this date?

a)

North Pole

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

60.

Which lettered path is Winter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

61.

Which lettered path is Summer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

62.

Which lettered path is Spring and Fall?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

63.

As an observer travels from the Equator to the North Pole, the angle of insolation

a)

Increases (gets higher)

b)

Decreases (gets lower)

64.

What time of day has the highest angle of insolation?

a)

6:00 am

b)

12:00 pm

65.

What time of day has the lowest angle of insolation?

a)

6:00 am or 6:00 pm

b)

12:00 pm

66.

What location has the highest angle of insolation?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

67.

What location has the lowest angle of insolation?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

68.

What season has the highest angle of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

69.

What season has the lowest angle of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

70.

What season has the longest duration of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

71.

What season has the smallest duration of insolation?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

72.

What season has the highest intensity Sun?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

73.

What season has the shortest shadows at noon?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

74.

What's the shortest day of the year?

a)

December 21

b)

March 21

c)

September 23

d)

June 21

75.

What's the longest day of the year?

a)

December 21

b)

March 21

c)

September 23

d)

June 21

76.

Insolation stands for "Incoming Solar Radiation". In another word, its the....

a)

Moons reflection

b)

Moons gravity

c)

Suns gravity

d)

Suns energy

77.

Duration is a term that shows up a lot in terms of the Suns energy. Duration means what about the Sun?

a)

How bright the Sun is

b)

How long the Sun is out for

c)

How big the Sun is

d)

How strong the Sun is

78.

Intensity is a term that shows up a lot in terms of the Suns energy. Intensity means what about the Sun?

a)

How bright the Sun is

b)

How long the Sun is out for

c)

How big the Sun is

d)

How strong the Sun is

79.

Perihelion is when the Sun is...

a)

closest to Earth

b)

farthest from Earth

80.

Aphelion is when the Sun is...

a)

closest to Earth

b)

farthest from Earth

81.

Perihelion is when the Earth is at which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

82.

Aphelion is when the Earth is at which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

83.

If the Earth rotates 15°/hr, how many degrees per day does the Earth revolve around the Sun?

a)

15°

b)

23.5°

c)

1°

d)

360°

84.

The South Pole receives how much daylight and night time on December 21 (Southern Hemisphere Summer)?

a)

0 hours of daylight and 24 hours of night time

b)

12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time

c)

9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of night time

d)

24 hours of daylight and 0 hours of night time

85.

What season has the longest shadows at noon?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

86.

What season has the lowest intensity Sun?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

87.

When the Sun has a high intensity, long duration and a high angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

88.

When the Sun has a low intensity, short duration and a low angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

89.

What location has has a high intensity, long duration and a high angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

Equator or the Tropics

b)

North or South Pole

90.

What time of day has has a high intensity, long duration and a high angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

12:00 pm

b)

6:00 am or 6:00 pm

91.

What season has has a high intensity, long duration and a high angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

92.

What time of day has a low intensity, short duration and a low angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

12:00 pm

b)

6:00 am or 6:00 pm

93.

What season has has a low intensity, short duration and a low angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

94.

What location has has a low intensity, short duration and a low angle in the sky, what is the temperature?

a)

Equator or the Tropics

b)

North or South Pole

95.

What direction are both shadows facing if it is noon at this location?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

96.

What direction is the Sun if it is noon at this location?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

97.

What direction are both shadows facing if it is 6:00 am (sunrise) at this location?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

98.

What direction is the Sun if it is 6:00 am (sunrise) at this location?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

99.

What direction are both shadows facing if it is 6:00 pm (sunset) at this location?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

100.

What direction is the Sun if it is 6:00 pm (sunset) at this location?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

101.

How high the Sun is in the sky is called....

a)

Altitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Sky High

102.

Observers see different constellations throughout the year because the Earth...

a)

Revolves

b)

Rotates

103.

Daily motion of objects East to West is caused by...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

104.

Yearly motion of the seasons is caused by...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

105.

Parallelism means that the Northern Axis always points in the same direction. What star does the Northern Axis point?

a)

Polaris

b)

Vega

c)

Barnards Star

d)

Sun

106.

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is what season in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

107.

Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is what season in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

108.

Fall in the Northern Hemisphere is what season in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

109.

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere is what season in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

110.

The Tropic of Cancer has what latitude?

a)

23.5 degrees North

b)

23.5 degrees South

111.

The Tropic of Capricorn has what latitude?

a)

23.5 degrees North

b)

23.5 degrees South

112.

Earth revolves around the sun how many degrees per day?

a)

24°

b)

1°

c)

23.5°

d)

15°

113.

How long the sun is out is called...

a)

Zenith

b)

Intensity

c)

Overhead

d)

Duration

114.

How strong the suns energy is called...

a)

Zenith

b)

Intensity

c)

Overhead

d)

Duration

115.

The spot directly above the observers head is called the...

a)

Zenith

b)

Polaris

c)

Shadow

d)

Rotation

116.

What position is Aphelion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

117.

What position is Perihelion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

118.

What position is Southern Hemisphere Winter

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

119.

What position is Southern Hemisphere Summer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

120.

What position is Southern Hemisphere Spring?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

121.

What position is Southern Hemisphere Fall?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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