Seasons

What is the reason for the seasons?

• earth's tilt and rotation

• earth's tilt and revolution

• the distance to the sun changes as the earth moves around the sun

• earth's rotation and revolution

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Which letter represents summer in the northern hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which letter represents summer in the southern hemisphere?

• E

• F

• G

• H

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Which pair of letters represents the spring and fall in the northern hemisphere?

• A and C

• F and H

• E and G

• B and D

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What season would the northern hemisphere be in based on the diagram?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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What imaginary line separates the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Latitude

Which of the following is not true about the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere?

• This is the longest day of the year (has the most hours of daylight).

• This happens at the start of summer.

• The north pole is tilted away from the sun.

• The north pole is tilted towards the sun.

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Which of the following is true about equinoxes?

• longer days, shorter nights

• equal day and night time hours

• the axis is pointed towards the sun

• the axis is pointed away from the sun

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Which of the following is true about solstices?

• longest or shortest day of the year

• equal day and night time hours

• the axis is neither pointed towards or away from the sun

• happen in the spring and fall

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Which is true about equinoxes?

• happen in the summer and winter

• longest days of the year

• shortest days of the year

• the axis is not tilted towards or away from the sun

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