Unit 4 : Seasons, Solstices & Equinoxes - PART 2 - harder

A student read in the Dallas Morning News that the SHORTEST of the daylight period for the year in Dallas had just been reached.

What was the date of this newspaper?

• 2023-06-21

• 2023-09-21

• 2023-03-21

• 2023-12-21

Answer explanation

Which MONTH has the MOST hours of day light ?
Which MONTH has the LEAST hours of day light ?

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A student read in the Dallas Morning News that the LONGEST of the daylight period for the year in Dallas had just been reached.

What was the date of this newspaper?

• 2023-06-21

• 2023-09-21

• 2023-03-21

• 2023-12-21

Answer explanation

Which MONTH has the MOST hours of day light ?
Which MONTH has the LEAST hours of day light ?

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During which season in the Northern Hemisphere is the Earth closest to the Sun?

LOOK at the SIZE of the SUN in the PICS.

LOOK at their dates.

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

Answer explanation

In the WINTER we are CLOSER and the SUN looks BIGGER.

In the SUMMER we are FARTHER and the SUN looks SMALLER.

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Does the DISTANCE to the SUN affect what season we are in ?

• YES

• NO

Answer explanation

Since we are CLOSER to the Sun in JANUARY.

NO, we would expect to be HOTTER when CLOSER which is NOT TRUE.

ALSO, it does NOT affect seasons because our orbit is ALMOST circular with a SMALL difference making it A LITTLE BIT ELLIPITCAL.

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The diagram below represents the apparent paths of the Sun at a location in Dallas on the first day of each season.

Which  point represents the location of the SUN at NOON on the first day of WINTER?

• A
• B
• C
• Zenith

Answer explanation

Summer - Sun makes biggest circle in the sky
--> MORE light, MORE heat

Winter - Sun makes smallest circle in the sky
--> LESS light, LESS heat

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The diagram below represents Earth at four different positions, A, B, C, and D, in its orbit around the Sun.

Between which positions would Dallas be experiencing the SUMMER season?

(think of which day is the beginning of Summer)

• D and A
• C and D
• B and C
• A and B

Answer explanation

SUMMER - axis points toward to Sun
WINTER - axis points away from Sun

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Equinoxes are when :

• there are equal hours of day and night
• the days are the longest and the nights shortest
• the nights are the longest and the days shortest
• the Earth is closest to Sun

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Which is TRUE ?

• When it is SUMMER in the Northern hemisphere,

  it is SPRING in the Southern hemisphere

• When it is FALL in the Northern hemisphere,

  it is WINTER in the Southern hemisphere

• When it is SPRING in the Northern hemisphere,

  it is FALL in the Southern hemisphere

• When it is WINTER in the Northern hemisphere,

  it is WINTER in the Southern hemisphere

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

• Rotation = the way Earth spins.
  

  Revolution = how Earth moves around the sun.

• Revolution = the way Earth spins.
  

  Rotation = how Earth moves around the sun.

• Rotation = the way Earth spins.
  

  Revolution = how Earth moves around other planets.

• Rotation = the way Earth moves around the moon.
  

  Revolution = how Earth moves around the sun.

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Seasons are caused by Earth’s

• orbit and tilted axis
• tilted axis and distance from the sun
• orbit and distance from the sun
• orbit, tilted axis and distance from the sun

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