Earth Sun Seasons Model

Name the 'line' that divides the Northern and Southern hemisphere on Earth.

• Equator

• Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Axis

What angle is this Earth's axis tilted?

• 365.25

• 28

• 23.5

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What does the elliptical line ‘circling’ the Sun represent?

• Equator

• Orbit

• Rotation

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Why are there 4 Earth's shown in this diagram?

• 4 Seasons

• 4 Time zones

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In which month does the Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere we live in) experience summer?

• March

• June

• September

• December

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During the Northern Hemisphere summer months is the Earth closer or farther from the Sun?

• Closer

• Further

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Why does the Northern Hemisphere have warmer temperatures in June?

• Earth is closer to the Sun

• Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun

• Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun

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Which season does the Southern Hemisphere have when the Northern Hemisphere experiences summer?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall