WorksheetsSeasons Partner Quiz (Scale Visualizations)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
The reason we have seasons on Earth is: (choose all that apply)
because the Earth gets close and farther from the sun making it warm at times, and cold other times.
because the Earth is tilted.
because the Earth is revolving around the sun.
because the angle of sunlight changes over the course of a year on Earth.
If the Earth was not tilted 23.5 degrees: (choose all that apply)
the number of daylight hours would never change.
we would experience more drastic temperature changes and seasons.
temperatures on Earth would be constant.
the warmest places on Earth would then be at the poles.
What season does the northern hemisphere experience at Point C?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
What day of the year is the shortest (daylight hours are the shortest) in the northern hemisphere?
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
Winter Solstice
Which season is the southern hemisphere experiencing at Point A?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Which days of the year experience equal hours of day and night? (choose all that apply)
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
Winter Solstice
The angle of sunlight is most direct on which location on Earth?
The Poles
The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Equator
Where on Earth are the number of daylight hours greater than 15 hours a day in the summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere? (Hint: Study the picture carefully)
Denver, Colorado
At the equator.
Anchorage, Alaska
Near the Antarctic Circle.
When is sunlight most intense on the Earth’s surface?
When the light is perpendicular to the ground
When the light is at a shallow angle to the ground
When the light is at a steep angle to the ground
When the light is parallel to the ground
