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Hemispheres, Seasons and Temperatures

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the (a)   .

2.

The area of Earth BELOW the equator is called...

a)

Upsidedowny land

b)

The Aliens' Territory

c)

The Northern Hemisphere

d)

The Southern Hemisphere

3.

The area of Earth ABOVE the equator is called...

a)

Upsidedowny land

b)

The Aliens' Territory

c)

The Northern Hemisphere

d)

The Southern Hemisphere

4.

The Southern Hemisphere is colder than the Northern Hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

No, it is hotter.

c)

It depends where and when you are measuring the temperature.

5.

Seasons are CAUSED by...

a)

Different temperatures

b)

The plants' life cycles

c)

The tilt of the Earth's Axis and Orbit of the Sun

d)

They just follow this perfect order for no particular reason

6.

When one hemisphere is facing most directly towards the sun, it will experience which season?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

7.

When one hemisphere is facing mostly away from the sun, it will experience which season?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

8.

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)

9.

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...

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Fall

d)

Winter too, of course!

10.

When the two hemispheres are both getting a roughly equal amount of sun, it would be...

a)

Spring or Fall

b)

Summer

c)

Winter

d)

The Apocalypse!

11.

Countries near the Equator, like Thailand, don't experience a Winter (cold) season. This is because...

a)

They don't want to

b)

It rains too much

c)

They are always facing almost directly towards the Sun

d)

Their governments decided they wanted to make their own system of Seasons

12.

When would these countries expect to have very cold temperatures?

a)

January

b)

April

c)

July

d)

October

e)

Almost Never

13.

Where could we expect to see NEGATIVE temperatures? (Below 0 degrees C)

a)

The Northern Hemisphere

b)

Places far from the Equator

c)

In Ms. Beth's home cause she's so cool

d)

The Southern Hemisphere

14.

Really cold temperatures happen only in certain places because...

a)

The people there like the cold

b)

They get less direct sunlight than others

c)

The Moon blocks the Sun

d)

We need SOMEWHERE to make ICE CREAM!

15.

Places closer to the equator are always hotter than places further from the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Frue

d)

Tralse

16.

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?)

4 lines
17.

How do you feel about your knowledge of temperatures, both in measurement and how they change around the world?

a)

I'm very confident (4)

b)

I know quite a bit, but still need to review (3)

c)

I'm just starting to understand it, but I still need help (2)

d)

I have no idea what you're talking about (1)

18.

How do you feel about your knowledge of seasons, why they occur, and why they are experienced differently in different parts of the Earth?

a)

I'm very confident (4)

b)

I know quite a bit, but still need to review (3)

c)

I'm just starting to understand it, but I still need help (2)

d)

I have no idea what you're talking about (1)