Understanding Earth's Seasons

What is the main reason for the confusion about seasons between North America and Australia?

• Ocean currents affecting climate

• Earth's axial tilt

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• Time zone differences

Why is the common belief that Earth's proximity to the Sun determines seasons incorrect?

• Because both hemispheres would experience the same season

• Because Earth is always the same distance from the Sun

• Because Earth's orbit is a perfect circle

• Because the Sun moves closer to Earth

What role does Earth's axial tilt play in the changing of seasons?

• It alters the angle at which sunlight hits Earth

• It changes the Earth's orbit around the Sun

• It affects the direction of Earth's rotation

• It causes Earth to move closer or farther from the Sun

In the flashlight experiment, what does the flashlight represent?

• The Moon's light

• Artificial light pollution

• The Sun's rays

• Heat from the Earth's core

What happens when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun?

• It experiences winter

• It has indirect sunlight

• It receives more direct sunlight, leading to summer

• The days become shorter

Match the following words with their definitions.

• a gas that traps heat in the atmosphere

• global warming

• warming of Earth by greenhouse gases

• greenhouse effect

• a lasting change in weather over time

• climate change

• increase in average temperature on Earth

• greenhouse gas