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Duration of Insolation (Exit Ticket)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Duration of Insolation for New York State on the Summer Solstice?

a)

9 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

15 hours

d)

24 hours

2.

What is the Duration of Insolation for New York State on the Winter Solstice?

a)

0 hours

b)

9 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

15 hours

3.

What is the Duration of Insolation for the North Pole on the Winter Solstice?

a)

0 hours

b)

9 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

24 hours

4.

What is the Duration of Insolation for the Equator on the Equinox?

a)

9 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

15 hours

d)

24 hours

5.

The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?

a)

Approximately 25 degrees

b)

Exactly 25 degrees

c)

23.5 degrees

d)

90 degrees with respect to the sun

6.

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

a)

The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)

b)

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)

c)

The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)

d)

The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

7.

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

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

8.

Based on the diagram, what season is the northern hemisphere experiencing at position D?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

9.

The positions of Earth in its orbit on December 21 and June 21 are indicated. The positions of perihelion (when Earth is closest to the Sun) and aphelion (when Earth is farthest from the Sun) are also indicated. Both perihelion and aphelion occur approximately two weeks after the dates shown. About how many months will it take for the Earth to get from perihelion to aphelion?

a)

6 months

b)

2 months

c)

12 months

d)

8 months

10.
As the angle of the Sun’s rays striking Earth’s surface at noon changes from 90° to 43°, the length of a shadow cast by an object will
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease, then increase
d)
Increase, then decrease
11.

Which diagram represents the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the Sun's rays on December 15th?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
During the course of the day, which location had the greatest intensity of insolation at solar noon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Based on the Sun’s apparent path, where is location D?
a)
equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
North Pole
14.

In which general direction is the Sun in NY

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

15.

What is the shadow direction when the Sun is at location C

a)

East

b)

Northwest

c)

Northeast

d)

West