WorksheetsHemispheres, Seasons and Temperatures
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
The imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the (a) .
The area of Earth BELOW the equator is called...
Upsidedowny land
The Aliens' Territory
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
The area of Earth ABOVE the equator is called...
Upsidedowny land
The Aliens' Territory
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is colder than the Northern Hemisphere.
True
No, it is hotter.
It depends where and when you are measuring the temperature.
Seasons are CAUSED by...
Different temperatures
The plants' life cycles
The tilt of the Earth's Axis and Orbit of the Sun
They just follow this perfect order for no particular reason
When one hemisphere is facing most directly towards the sun, it will experience which season?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
When one hemisphere is facing mostly away from the sun, it will experience which season?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
So, if the Northern Hemisphere is facing directly towards the Sun, it is experiencing Summer. This means that the people in the Southern Hemisphere are experiencing (a) . (season)
Christmas falls on December 25th. It originated in countries in the Northern Hemisphere where it is Winter.
However, when a country such as Australia (Southern Hemisphere) celebrates Christmas, it is actually...
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter too, of course!
When the two hemispheres are both getting a roughly equal amount of sun, it would be...
Spring or Fall
Summer
Winter
The Apocalypse!
Countries near the Equator, like Thailand, don't experience a Winter (cold) season. This is because...
They don't want to
It rains too much
They are always facing almost directly towards the Sun
Their governments decided they wanted to make their own system of Seasons
When would these countries expect to have very cold temperatures?
January
April
July
October
Almost Never
Where could we expect to see NEGATIVE temperatures? (Below 0 degrees C)
The Northern Hemisphere
Places far from the Equator
In Ms. Beth's home cause she's so cool
The Southern Hemisphere
Really cold temperatures happen only in certain places because...
The people there like the cold
They get less direct sunlight than others
The Moon blocks the Sun
We need SOMEWHERE to make ICE CREAM!
Places closer to the equator are always hotter than places further from the equator.
True
False
Frue
Tralse
Why is "0" a very significant number when measuring temperature in Celcius? (Hint: What changes when certain things are below, or above 0 degrees Celcius?)
How do you feel about your knowledge of temperatures, both in measurement and how they change around the world?
I'm very confident (4)
I know quite a bit, but still need to review (3)
I'm just starting to understand it, but I still need help (2)
I have no idea what you're talking about (1)
How do you feel about your knowledge of seasons, why they occur, and why they are experienced differently in different parts of the Earth?
I'm very confident (4)
I know quite a bit, but still need to review (3)
I'm just starting to understand it, but I still need help (2)
I have no idea what you're talking about (1)
