Chapter Summary: Climates of the Earth

What determines whether we experience winter or summer?

• The Earth's gravitational pull on the sun

• The Earth's rotation on its axis
• The Earth's position in relation to the sun

• The moon's gravitational pull on Earth

What impacts what plants and animals can survive?

• Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's core

• Earth's air pressure

• Earth's rotation

Earth's axis is ____.

• Parallel to its orbit
• Perpendicular to its orbit
• Tilted

• In line with the sun

How long is Earth's rotation?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 12 hours
• 48 hours

What does the side of Earth facing the sun experience?

• Nighttime and coldness

• Eclipse
• Lunar phase
• Daylight and warmth

How long is Earth's revolution?

• 365.25 days
• 24 hours
• 365 days

• 12 months

What causes Earth's seasons?

• Earth's distance from the sun
• The moon's gravitational pull
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis
• The tilt of Earth's axis

When the Northern hemisphere experiences summer, what does the Southern hemisphere experience?

• Winter
• Spring
• Autumn
• Summer

When the Northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun, what does the Southern hemisphere do?

• The Southern hemisphere also tilts toward the sun
• The Southern hemisphere tilts away from the sun
• The Southern hemisphere does not tilt
• The Southern hemisphere tilts perpendicular to the sun

The Earth's atmosphere is like what?

• A solid wall
• A greenhouse

• A glass window
• A metal shield