WorksheetsEarth's Axis and Orbit Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
How does Earth’s tilted axis affect each hemisphere as the planet revolves?
It causes the seasons to change.
It has no effect on the hemispheres.
It makes the days and nights equal.
It affects the gravitational pull.
Point to different spots on the ball. What would people living here experience when Earth was at this point in its orbit?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Autumn
If Earth’s axis weren’t tilted, what would change?
There would be no seasons.
The length of a day would change.
The Earth would rotate in the opposite direction.
The gravitational pull of the Earth would increase.
The model shows Earth in several positions relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?
Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun.
Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun.
Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun.
Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun.
We experience seasons on Earth because
The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees causing the sun to heat Earth with direct rays in the summer and indirect rays in the winter.
We are closer to the sun during warmer months and further from the sun in colder months.
We rotate around the sun once per year.
The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.
What causes the seasons on Earth?
The movement of the moon around the Earth
The movement of the Sun around the Earth
The tilt of the Earth's axis is it goes around the sun
Which hemisphere experiences summer when the Tropic of Capricorn receives direct rays from the Sun?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Both hemispheres equally
Neither hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere experiences the coldest seasonal weather during what portion of the Earth’s orbit?
When the orbital speed of the Earth is the fastest.
During the time when the Earth passes Jupiter.
When the South Pole tilts away from the Sun.
During the time when both hemispheres have a full moon.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4? (a)
When is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
When Earth is closest to the sun
When Earth is farthest from the sun
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3? (a)
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun in (a) _
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
What Seasons is position A?
Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)
Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)
Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)
Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)
What Seasons is position B?
Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)
Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)
Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)
Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)
What Seasons is position D?
Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)
Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)
Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)
Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)
What Seasons is position C?
Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)
Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)
Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)
Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)
Which season is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere?
winter
summer
fall
spring
When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, we experience (a) .
When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, we experience (a) .
