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Reason for the Seasons

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the movement of one object around another (365 days)?
a)
Revolution
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Winter
d)
Spinners
2.

How does Earth’s tilt on it’s axis cause seasons?

a)

It doesn’t.

b)

Earth’s tilt causes seasons because when Earth is tilted on its axis toward the Sun, there is summer, and when it is tilted away from the Sun, it is winter.

c)

Earth is not tilted.

d)

Earth’s tilt causes seasons because when Earth is tilted on its axis toward the Sun, there is winter, and when it is tilted away from the Sun, it is summer.

3.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
4.

5. Sometimes Earth tilts toward the Sun and sometimes Earth tilts away from the Sun. In which season does Earth tilt toward the Sun?

a)

summer

b)

winter

5.

6. During which season does Earth tilt away from the Sun?

a)

summer

b)

winter

6.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
7.

The imaginary line around the center of the Earth is called the:

a)

Longitude

b)

Axis

c)

Equator

d)

Latitude

8.

The imaginary line through the center of the Earth that it spins on is called the:

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

9.

Which type of sunlight is more focused and intense causing warmer temperatures?

a)

Indirect

b)

Direct

c)

Solstice sunlight

d)

Equinox sunlight

10.
The hemisphere where you live 
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
11.
When the Northern Hemisphere learns toward the sun, daylight is - 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
12.
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