Module 30 Seasons

The Earth’s axis is tilted __________ and remains pointed in the same direction at all times as the Earth revolves around the Sun

• 23.5

• 23

• 24.5

• 22.5

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True or False: The Earth’s axis remains pointed in the same direction at all times as the Earth revolves around the Sun.

• True

• False

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The Northern and Southern Hemispheres have _________ seasons.

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When it's summer in the Northern hemisphere it is __________ in the Southern Hemisphere

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall

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When it's spring in the Northern Hemisphere it is ________________ in the Southern Hemisphere

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall

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Earth's __________ causes the total number of daylight hours to change around the world.

• rotation

• revolution

• tilt

• speed

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What is the name of the phenomenon where nighttime lasts for more than 24 hours?

• Polar night

• Polar midnight

• Midnight Sun

• Polar sun

When one hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun it experiences more direct rays from the Sun that strike Earth at higher angles (closer to 90 degrees) causes ______________ temperatures.

• cooler

• warmer

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When one hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun it experiences ____________ rays from the Sun that strike Earth at lower angles cause cooler temperatures

• direct

• indirect

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A solstice is an event that happens twice each year when the Sun reaches its ____________position in the sky as seen from the North or South Pole.

• lowest

• eastern

• highest

• northern

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