Earth & Space Science

When we experience winter

• Earth receives less direct light energy from the sun than during summer

• Earth is farther from the sun than in summer

Answer explanation

During winter, Earth receives less direct light energy from the sun compared to summer, resulting in colder temperatures. This is the correct choice.

When Russia is experiencing summer, Australia is experiencing

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

When Earth is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing

• summer
• autumn
• spring
• winter

When would NY state have the most hours of daylight?

• January

• March

• June

• September

In NY state, we experience equal amounts of daylight and nighttime during

• January

• June

• March AND September

Where must you be to experience direct rays of the sun throughout the seasons?

• on the equator

• North pole

• South pole

Seasonal changes on earth are caused by

• tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• Both

which day does the sun reach the highest altitude at noon in NYC?

• June 21

• December 22

• September 21

• March 21

What causes the constellation Orion to be visible in NYS in winter but not summer?

• revolution of Earth

• rotation of Earth

On the first day of winter (Dec 21) the sun is

• highest in the sky

• lowest in the sky