Earth and Sun Quiz

The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere.

• True

• False

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Earth’s rotational axis is always tilted in the same direction. For half of the year, the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun and the other half of the year the southern hemisphere is slanted toward the Sun.

• True

• False

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The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its _____.

• rotation

• ellipse

• revolution

• tilt

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Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is _____.

• turned toward the Sun

• tilted away from the Sun

• turned away from the Sun

• tilted toward the Sun

• facing the Moon

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The line on which an object rotates is defined as ________________.

• spin axis

• tilt axis

• pivot axis

• revolution axis

• rotation axis

Not only is the summer solstice the longest day of the year, it is also the day on which ______________.

• the Sun is closest to the Earth

• the Sun appears to be highest in the sky

• the Sun is lowest in the sky

• sunrise comes latest

• sunset comes earliest

As shown below, sunlight is more spread out as you move away from the ________________.

• poles

• equator

• tropics

• prime meridian

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What season is happing for the northern hemisphere when it is tilted away from the sun?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

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What does the diagram represent?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• The Moon's orbit around Earth

• The Sun's orbit around Earth

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What cycle on Earth is represented by the model in the diagram?

• Day and night cycle

• The seasons

• The water cycle

• The lunar phases