Seasons

According to the speaker, what did she think the seasons were like when she was a kid?

• December and January were cold and covered with snow, April and May were bursting with flowers, July and August were hot and sunshiny, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

• December and January were hot and sunshiny, April and May were bursting with flowers, July and August were cold and covered with snow, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

• December and January were bursting with flowers, April and May were hot and sunshiny, July and August were cold and covered with snow, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

• December and January were cold and covered with snow, April and May were hot and sunshiny, July and August were bursting with flowers, and September and October were a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves.

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What did Johannes Kepler prove about planetary orbits?

• Planetary orbits are elliptical and the sun is not at the exact center of the orbit.

• Planetary orbits are circular and the sun is at the center of the orbit.

• Planetary orbits are elliptical and the sun is at the center of the orbit.

• Planetary orbits are circular and the sun is not at the center of the orbit.

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What is the main reason for the seasons on Earth?

• The Earth's distance from the sun.

• The Earth's axial tilt.

• The number of daylight hours.

• The Earth's elliptical orbit.

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What effect does the tilt of the Earth's axis have on the number of daylight hours?

• It causes the number of daylight hours to stay the same throughout the year.

• It causes the number of daylight hours to decrease in the summer and increase in the winter.

• It causes the number of daylight hours to increase in the summer and decrease in the winter.

• It has no effect on the number of daylight hours.

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Why does a location at about 40 degrees north of the equator experience longer hours of warming in the summer?

• Because the Earth is closer to the sun in the summer.

• Because the Earth is further away from the sun in the summer.

• Because the Earth's axial tilt causes the sun to be more directly overhead in the summer.

• Because the Earth's axial tilt causes the sun to be less directly overhead in the summer.

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What happens to the number of daylight hours as you move north in the summer time?

• The number of daylight hours stays the same.

• The number of daylight hours decreases.

• The number of daylight hours increases.

• The number of daylight hours becomes unpredictable.

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Why is the North Pole not the hottest place on Earth in northern summer?

• Because the light is more spread out than places further south.

• Because it receives more sunlight than places further south.

• Because it is further away from the sun than places further south.

• Because it is closer to the sun than places further south.

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When does the northern hemisphere experience the highest solar height in the daytime sky?

• During the winter solstice.

• During the summer solstice.

• During the spring equinox.

• During the autumn equinox.

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What happens to the amount of solar energy an area receives as the sun gets higher in the sky?

• The amount of solar energy decreases.

• The amount of solar energy stays the same.

• The amount of solar energy increases.

• The amount of solar energy becomes unpredictable.

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What is one of the main factors that brings the seasons to Earth?

• The Earth's distance from the sun.

• The Earth's axial tilt.

• The number of daylight hours.

• The Earth's elliptical orbit.

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