Science Seasons Quizzizz

What causes seasons on Earth?

• Seasons are caused by the tilt of earth's axis.

• Seasons are caused by the sun's radiation.

• Seasons just happen, there's no cause for it.

• Seasons are awesome.

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What happens if the area you live in is tilted away from the sun?

• It will be winter.

• It will be summer.

• It will be fall.

• It will be spring.

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What is an equinox?

• The period during which the visible surface of the moon increases.

• Occurs when the Sun is directly overhead the equator an the result is day and night for equal length.

• Where the entire sunlit side of the moon faces the earth.

• When the moon is completely dark.

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What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution?

• There is no difference between the two.

• Rotation is something moving around. Revolution is something moving even faster.

• A revolution is the spinning of something. A rotation is the complete circle or trip.

• Rotation is spinning around. Revolution is a complete circle or trip.

What is a solstice?

• When the moon reaches its high point.

• When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky.

• When the planets align with each other.

• When it gets too hot, and everyone burns.

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What is the direction of Earth's rotation?

• Counterclockwise.

• Clockwise.

• It just rotates, no certain direction.

• It revolves around the sun.

What's the effect of earth rotating counterclockwise?

• It appears that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West.

• It appears that the sun rises in the West and sets in the East.

• The sun is stationary.

• There is no effect.

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Define a lunar cycle.

• The orbit of the Moon around Earth in which all phases of the moon occur.

• The orbit of a celestial object around the moon.

• The orbit of the moon around the earth.

• The orbit of something around something else.

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If the northern hemisphere is pointing directly towards the sun, with direct sunlight, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• Fall!

• Winter!

• Spring!

• Summer!

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What is the earth's tilt?

• 25.3 degrees

• 46.8 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 90.2 degrees

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