Quiz about Seasons of the Earth

Question 1

1. Which pole is pointed towards the Sun when the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter?

Accepted Answer

B. South Pole

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A. North Pole

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C. Both Poles

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D. None of the two poles

Question 2

2. What season does the southern hemisphere experience when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

C. Summer

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A. Autumn/Fall

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B. Spring

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D. Winter

Question 3

4. Which season is experienced in the northern hemisphere for the month of December?

Accepted Answer

D. Winter

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A. Autumn/Fall

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B. Spring

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C. Summer

Question 4

5. What happens when daytime is longer than night time?

Accepted Answer

C. The time of heating up during the day will be longer than night time.

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A. The Sun will set earlier.

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B. The time of heating up during the day will be shorter than night time.

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D. The Northern Hemisphere steadily warms up and the result is winter.

Question 5

6. Which month of the year the Philippines is likely to experience longer days than nights?

Accepted Answer

A. April, Dry Season

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B. April, Wet Season

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C. December, Dry Season

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D. December, Wet Season

Question 6

7. Which hemisphere receives direct rays from the Sun in the month of June?

Accepted Answer

A. I only

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B. II only

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C. III only

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D. I,II, and III

Question 7

9. What is the main factor of the change of seasons?

Accepted Answer

B. The tilt of the Earth in relation to the Sun

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A. The speed of the spin of the Earth

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C. The speed that the Earth rotates around the Sun

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D. The changing distance between the Sun and the Earth

Question 8

10. What season is taking place in the southern hemisphere when Earth is in location 1 based on the illustration below?

Accepted Answer

C. Summer

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A. Fall

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B. Spring

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D. Winter

Question 9

11. Which of the following best describes the tilting or slanting position of the Earth in the Northern Hemisphere when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A. away from the Sun

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B. towards the Sun

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C. towards or away from the Sun

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D. no definite direction

Question 10

12. Why do seasons change?

Accepted Answer

D. Seasons change because direct rays of the Sun shift from one hemisphere to the other as the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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A. The Sun is directed to the Southern hemisphere only.

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B. The Sun is somehow tilted to both Northern and Southern hemispheres.

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C. Seasons change because the Earth is stationary directing its rays to Northern hemisphere always.

Question 11

13. When the Earth has moved farther along its orbit, the North Pole will then be tilted away from the Sun. Which DOES NOT happen in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

B. Nighttime will be shorter than daytime.

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A. Nighttime will be longer than daytime.

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C. The result is winter in Northern hemisphere.

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D. It has a shorter time for heating up and longer time to cool down.

Question 12

15. What is the effect if the Earth is tilted?

Accepted Answer

C. It changes the angle that the Sun strikes the Earth in different land areas.

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A. When the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, we have night.

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B. When the Earth is tilted away from the Sun, we have day.

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D. It causes the Earth to be farther away from the Sun at different times of the year.

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