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Y7 Seasons

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth tilts at ______

a)

90°

b)

23.5°

c)

56.2°

d)

24°

2.

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and night

c)

Year

d)

Summer

3.

What is the term used to describe the motion of the Earth around the Sun?

a)

Resolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Round

4.

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

a)

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

b)

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

c)

The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

d)

The southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

5.

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

a)

It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

b)

It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas

c)

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

d)

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

6.

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

7.

One rotation of Earth is equal to _____

a)

a year

b)

a day

8.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

It is winter

b)

It is summer

c)

It is spring

d)

It is fall

9.

The path the Earth follows around the Sun is called an ________

a)

Orbit

b)

Axis

c)

Equator

d)

Prime meridian

10.
What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
a)
Circular
b)
Elliptical (slightly oval)
c)
Square to rectangular
d)
Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
11.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
12.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
13.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
14.

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice