3.24 Seasons exit ticket

The diagram shows the Earth revolving around the Sun. Which position of Earth shows summer in North America?

• Position A

• Position B

• Position C

• Position D

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When the lighted half of the moon faces the sun and the dark half faces the Earth - the phase of the moon as viewed from Earth is called;

• Full moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Third quarter

• New moon

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What causes day and night?

• The Earth orbiting the Sun.

• The Earth rotating on its axis.

• The moon orbiting the Sun.

• The moon orbiting the earth.

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The amount of time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution.

• 24 hours

• 1 day

• 365 1/4 days

• 30 days

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Which statement is NOT TRUE about the tilt of the Earth?

• The Earth’s axis is tilted about 23.5°, which causes different parts of Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight during the year.

• When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it experiences longer days and warmer temperatures.

• Places near the equator have almost the same length of day and night all year long.

• The seasons are caused by the Earth being closer to the Sun in summer and farther away in winter.