Seasons

The Earth is tilted a_______________ degrees on it's axis.

• 22.5

• 23.5

• 21.5

• 23

How long does it take the Earth to rotate on it's axis once?

• One week

• 24 hours

• One year

• 365 days

Light is responsible for our seasons. Which option best explains why light gives us seasons.

• When we are close to the sun we have summer.

• When we are far from the sun we have winter.

• Light rays bounce off the Earth and get trapped in the atmosphere making it summer.

• The angle of the sun produces more or less intense light which give us seasons.

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun once?

• One month

• One week

• One year

• One day

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This model shows the arrangement of the Earth and Sun producing which season in North America?

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

• Mud

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Which image of light rays (a or b) would produce more heat resulting in summer?

• Neither

• b

• a

• both a and b

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This is a picture of an Earth with no tilt ( zero degrees). Think about what you know of light and angles...what part of the Earth would always experience summer?

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn.

• The Arctic Circle

• The Equator

This is a picture of an Earth with no tilt ( zero degrees). Think about what you know of light and angles...what part of the Earth would always experience winter? Choose TWO.

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Arctic Circle

• The Antarctic Circle

• The Tropic of Capricorn

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When does the degree tilt of the Earth change?

• Once a month.

• Once each year.

• Once every full moon.

• Never

If our distance from the Sun was the true reason for the seasons, which of the following would also be true (but is not!).

• The entire Earth would experience the same season at the same time.

• We would never have night.

• There would be no moon phases.

• Our moon would not orbit us.

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