Earth's Seasons

Choose all the reasons why Earth has seasons!

• tilted axis

• revolution around sun

• distance from sun

• rotation around axis

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When Earth rotates, it ...

• spins around its axis

• orbits the sun

• causes the seasons

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Earth completes a revolution every

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 28 days

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When the Northern Hemisphere is pointed toward the sun ...

• it gets more direct sunlight

• it gets less direct sunlight

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More direct sunlight means it feels

• hotter

• colder

• heavier

• darker

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When one hemisphere has Spring, the other hemisphere

• has Winter

• has Spring

• has Fall

• has Summer

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An EQUINOX means that both hemispheres

• get equal amounts of sunlight

• get colder

• feel better

• get different amounts of sunlight

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True or False: the Earth's axis is tilted

• True

• False

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Other than the Earth's tilted axis, what else causes seasons?

• rotation

• revolution (orbit)

• gravity

• inertia

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True or false: When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is winter in the southern hemisphere

• True

• False

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