Seasons

____ comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere. 

• summer
• spring
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The next season in the Northern hemisphere after spring is ____. 

• fall
• summer
• winter

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If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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What causes the seasons?

• Earth orbiting closer to the sun sometimes

• Earth's tilt

• The equator

• The hemispheres

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Why is it typically warmer around the equator?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.

• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.

• The equator has 18 hour days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.
• Seasons would be more extreme.
• There would be no seasons.

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What does axis mean?

• An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
• EARTH
• 50
• the sun.

Your shadow is the shortest at...

• sunrise
• sunset
• noon
• nighttime

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens to our shadow when the sun is low in the sky?

• It gets shorter

• It gets longer

• It is not visible if it is sunny

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