Seasons Formative

What month and day does the vernal (spring) equinox occur on?

Think: Springtime months!!

• March 21

• December 21

• May 20

• August 21

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How is Earth tilted when we are having summer in the northern hemisphere?

• away from the sun

• towards the sun

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Complete the sentence:

If the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter, then the southern hemisphere must be experiencing _______.

• spring

• winter

• summer

• fall

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Which hemisphere do we live?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

When the northern hemisphere is tilted TOWARD the sun, what season would we have?

• summer

• winter

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Which factor plays an important role in the season changes on Earth?

• The tilt of the sun

• Earth's rotation around the sun

• Earth's revolution and tilt on its axis

• The tilt of the moon

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What day does the SUMMER solstice occur on?

• January 21

• June 21

• December 21

• September 21

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Earth's axial tilt is ____ degrees.

• 23.5 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees- there is no tilt

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When does an equinox occur?

• The north end of the Earth's axis is tilted away from the sun.

• The north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun.

• When Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays.

• When neither end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.

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If Earth's axis was straight up and down and not tilted, how would the seasons be affected?

• There would be no seasons.

• They would not be affected.

• We would only have fall and spring.

• We would only have winter and summer.

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