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Seasons

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the reason for warm weather during the summer in the northern hemisphere?

a)

The Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer.

b)

The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in the summer.

c)

The Sun gives off more heat in the summer than in the winter.

d)

The North pole is tilted toward the Sun during the summer.

2.

Which two months have Solstices?

a)

June and December

b)

March and September

c)

March and June

d)

September and December

3.

How many degress is the Earth's axis tilted?

a)

30.2

b)

23.5

c)

25.3

d)

24

4.

What is the reason for the seasons?

a)

Earth's tilted axis and rotation

b)

Earth's rotation and size

c)

Earth's tilted axis and revolution

d)

Earth's rotation and revolution

5.

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, then it is ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

6.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which month does Winter Solstice occur?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

7.

What day of the year has the most amount of sunlight?

a)

Spring Equinox

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Fall Equinox

d)

Winter Solstice

8.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position A?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

9.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position B?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

10.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position C?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

11.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position D?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

12.

During an equinox, there is approximately (a)   hours of daylight on Earth.

13.

When it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

(a)  

14.

During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what direction does Earth's axis tilt?

a)

Toward the Sun

b)

Away from the Sun

c)

Sideways

15.
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
a)
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
b)
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
c)
The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
d)
Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?
16.
The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?
a)
Approximately 25 degrees
b)
Exactly 25 degrees
c)
23.5 degrees
d)
90 degrees with respect to the sun
17.
Which of the following best describes equinoxes?
a)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
b)
The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
c)
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
d)
The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
18.
Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?
a)
The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
b)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
c)
The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
d)
The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
19.
Which of the following best describes solstice.
a)
Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
b)
December 21 or 22
c)
June 21 or 22
d)
All of the above
20.
What does the earth's tilt cause?
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
21.
What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
a)
Circular
b)
Elliptical (slightly oval)
c)
Square to rectangular
d)
Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
22.
What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
a)
It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
b)
It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
c)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
d)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
23.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
24.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
25.
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
26.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
27.
Australia is in the ____ hemisphere. 
a)
northern
b)
southern
28.
Object orbiting another object. 
a)
revolution 
b)
rotation
29.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
30.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
31.
The hemisphere where you live 
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
32.
Which season(s) have the same amount of daylight hours as nighttime hours?
a)
More hour of light during spring, less in fall
b)
More hours of light during summer, less in winter
c)
None of the seasons have equal daylight hours
d)
All are equal
33.
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
34.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
35.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
36.
In spring/summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
Neither away or toward
c)
away
37.
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
38.
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
39.
What season is depicted in the picture?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall 
d)
spring
40.
What season is depicted in the picture?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall 
d)
spring
41.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
42.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
43.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
44.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
45.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
46.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
47.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
48.
Where is the equator?  
a)
at the North Pole
b)
halfway between the North and South Poles
c)
at the South Pole
d)
in the Western hemisphere
49.
What causes more heat,  indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
50.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
51.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
52.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
53.
When are the equinoxes?
a)
June & December
b)
July & January
c)
April & October
d)
March & September
54.
Equinox means - 
a)
Equal light
b)
Longest day
c)
Shortest day
d)
Tilt
55.
Earth's axis is tilted at - 
a)
23.5 degrees
b)
33.5 degrees
c)
28 degrees
d)
90 degrees
56.
When the Northern Hemisphere learns toward the sun, daylight is - 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
57.
When the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun, the northern part gets -
a)
more sunlight
b)
less sunlight
c)
to be winter
d)
cooler
58.
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.
59.
Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer 
d)
Fall
60.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
61.
What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
62.
In what month does the Sun's light strike Virginia at the lowest angle?
a)
March
b)
June
c)
September
d)
December
63.
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
64.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
65.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
66.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
67.
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.
68.
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.
69.
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
70.
Which season, or seasons, have the shortest daylight hours?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
71.
What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
a)
It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
b)
It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
c)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
d)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
72.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
73.
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
74.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
75.
When the Northern Hemisphere learns toward the sun, daylight is - 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
76.
Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer 
d)
Fall
77.
Imaginary line that runs through the north & south poles of earth.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
latitude
d)
degrees
78.

Imaginary line that runs around the earth at 0 degrees

a)

axis

b)

equator

c)

longitude

d)

degrees

79.
The spinning of the earth on its axis.
a)
orbit
b)
revolution
c)
day
d)
rotation
80.
The orbiting of earth around the sun.
a)
orbit
b)
revolution
c)
year
d)
rotation
81.

This is what Earth's axis is always pointed at.

a)

North Star (Polaris)

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Big Dipper

82.
The direction the earth rotates & revolves.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
clock-wise
d)
counter-clockwise
83.
What is this movement?
a)
axis 
b)
equator
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
84.
What is this movement?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
85.

What season is the northern hemisphere in at position D

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

86.

In what position would the northern hemisphere need to be at to be in winter?

a)

D

b)

V

c)

W

d)

X

87.

If it's spring in the northern hemisphere at V, what season will the northern hemisphere be in at X?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

88.

What causes a hemisphere to be in the summer season?

a)

It's closer to the sun.

b)

It's receiving the direct rays of the sun.

c)

It's tilted away from the sun.

d)

The axis is pointed towards the north star.

89.

How can it be summer & winter at the same time on the same planet?

a)

one hemisphere is closer to the sun

b)

one hemisphere is receiving the direct rays of the sun while the other is receiving indirect rays

c)

one hemisphere has a path of warm winds from the north

d)

the southern hemisphere balances out the temperatures for earth

90.

What is the main cause of the seasons?

a)

earth's tilted axis

b)

earth's distance from the sun

c)

earth's elliptical orbit

d)

earth's rotation on its axis

91.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)

tilt of the earth's axis

92.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
93.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
94.
What season is when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
95.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
96.

The earth's axis is tilted (a)   degrees off center.

97.
What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
a)
It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
b)
It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
c)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
d)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
98.

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down and not tilted?

a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
99.

1. Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing?

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

winter

d)

fall or autumn

100.

Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

101.

In the diagram below, the Northern hemisphere would be in what season at position A?

a)

Fall or Autumn

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

102.

Which of the following places has equal day and night throughout the year?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

103.

The day when daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours is called the ____

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

c)

Leap Year

d)

Equator

104.

A solstice event occurs when

a)

the sun's rays reach their highest or lowest point in respect to the equator

b)

the sun's rays shine most directly at the equator

c)

the Earth has it's longest period of daylight hours

105.

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

106.

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

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