Seasons and Earth's Tilt Quiz

What causes the Earth to have different seasons?

• The Earth's shape

• The distance from the Sun

• The Earth's rotation speed

• The Earth's axis tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the angle of the Earth's axis tilt from the perpendicular?

• 30°

• 15°

• 23 1/2°

• 45°

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the reason for the different lengths of days and nights throughout the year?

• The Earth's elliptical orbit

• The distance from the Moon

• The Earth's rotation speed

• The Earth's axial tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the name of the French scientist who first demonstrated the Earth's rotation with a pendulum?

• Jean Foucault

• Jean Bernard Leon

• Fuko

• Fu's pendulum

What is the name of the imaginary line passing through the Earth's North and South Poles?

• Earth's axis

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the name of the event when the Sun is directly above the equator, resulting in equal lengths of day and night?

• Tidal wave

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Eclipse

What is the reason for the opposite seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• The distance from the Sun

• The Earth's axial tilt

• The Earth's elliptical orbit

• The Earth's rotation speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the instrument used to measure the angle of the Sun's rays and determine the Earth's tilt?

• Protractor

• Ruler

• Compass

• Thermometer

What is the reason for the change in the length of shadows throughout the year?

• The Earth's elliptical orbit

• The Earth's axial tilt

• The distance from the Moon

• The Earth's rotation speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the event when the Sun is farthest from the equator, resulting in the longest or shortest day of the year?

• Tidal wave

• Eclipse

• Solstice

• Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1