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Reasons for Seasons

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
2.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
3.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles 
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
4.
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.
5.
What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
6.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
7.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
8.
Which is more effective at heating the Earth?
a)
direct sunlight
b)
angled, or indirect, sunlight
9.
How many days does it take to go around the sun?
a)
300 days
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
3000 days
10.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
11.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
12.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
13.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
15.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
16.

What are the reasons for the seasons?

a)

Earth's tilt and rotation

b)

Earth's rotation and revolution

c)

Earth's tilt and revolution

d)

Earth's tilt and resolution

17.
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
18.

In spring, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

a)

Towards

b)

Neither away or toward

c)

Away

19.

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

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

20.
What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
21.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
22.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
23.

How many seasons do we experience?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

24.

It is the tilt of the Earth that gives us ___________.

a)

Seasons

b)

Day time

c)

Night time

d)

Both two and three are correct

25.
The hemisphere where you live 
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
26.
Which season, or seasons, have the shortest daylight hours?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
27.
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.
28.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
29.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
30.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
31.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
32.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
33.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
34.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
35.

Would it be summer or winter where A is pointing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

36.

Would it be summer or winter where B is pointing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

37.

Would it be summer or winter where C is pointing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

38.

Would it be summer or winter where D is pointing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

39.

In which hemisphere do we live (in US)?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

40.

What is the movement of an object in an elliptical path around another object called?

a)

rotation

b)

solstice

c)

revolution

d)

equinox

41.

What is the action of spinning around an axis called?

a)

solstice

b)

rotation

c)

equinox

d)

revolution

42.

What is the time, twice each year, when day and night are of equal length?

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

solstice

d)

equinox

43.

What is the time when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days?

a)

solstice

b)

rotation

c)

equinox

d)

revolution

44.

How long does it take for the Earth to make 1 complete rotation on its axis?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 hour

c)

365 days

d)

8 days

45.

About how long does it take Earth to make a complete revolution around the Sun?

a)

1 day

b)

1 hour

c)

1 week

d)

1 year

46.

Which event occurs only twice each year?

a)

equinox

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

low tide

d)

full moon

47.

About how many times will Earth rotate during one orbit around the Sun?

a)

1

b)

24

c)

365

d)

12

48.

During which season does sunset occur latest in the day?

a)

summer

b)

spring

c)

fall

d)

winter

49.

Which of these occurs when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun and the United States has the MOST daylight hours of the year?

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

spring equinox

d)

fall equinox

50.

During what event is the area of sunlight at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in the other hemisphere?

a)

Solstice

b)

The Sun rising and setting

c)

Equinox

d)

Seasonal change

51.

What happens after the vernal equinox?

a)

The days get longer

b)

The days get shorter

c)

The days stay the same length

d)

The earth moves closer to the sun

52.

During the equinoxes, the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's axis. Which of the following depicts a perpendicular angle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

If I took a picture of the sun at midnight, when and where could I have taken it from?

a)

June 21 near the South Pole

b)

June 21 near the North Pole

c)

March 21 near the equator

d)

September 21 near the equator

54.

Why is summer warmer than winter?

a)

The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun

b)

During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sum

c)

The sun radiates more energy during the summer

d)

The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

55.

In Australia, which day falls closest to January 1?

a)

The vernal equinox

b)

The autumnal equinox

c)

The summer solstice

d)

The winter solstice

56.

Earth is tilted at _____________ degrees.

a)

23.5

b)

90

c)

0

d)

25.3

57.

How many types of Solstices are there?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

58.

Vernal equinox marks the onset of which season?

a)

Summer

b)

Autumn

c)

Spring

d)

Winter

59.

During a summer solstice the America, the southern hemisphere experiences

a)

a vernal equinox

b)

the autmunal equinox

c)

a summer solstice

d)

a winter solstice

60.

The autumnal equinox will occur for the northern hemisphere in

a)

March

b)

September

c)

June

d)

December

61.

The events labeled 1 and 3 are called

a)

solstices

b)

equinoxes

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