Quiz Vocab: Winter Solstice

What is a solstice?

• A day when the sun is directly above the equator

• An astronomical event occurring twice a year, when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

• A day when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer

• A day when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn

What happens during the winter solstice?

• The longest day and shortest night of the year

• The shortest day and longest night of the year

• The sun is directly above the equator

• The sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer

What is the equator?

• A line of latitude 23.5° north of the equator

• A line of latitude 23.5° south of the equator

• An imaginary line around Earth's middle, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• A line of latitude 66.5° north of the equator

What is the axis of rotation?

• A line of latitude 66.5° south of the equator

• An imaginary line running through Earth's North and South Poles, around which Earth rotates

• A line of latitude 23.5° north of the equator

• A line of latitude 23.5° south of the equator

Where is the Tropic of Cancer located?

• 23.5° north of the equator

• 23.5° south of the equator

• 66.5° north of the equator

• 66.5° south of the equator

What is the significance of the Tropic of Capricorn?

• The sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice

• The sun is directly overhead at the winter solstice

• It marks the region where the sun does not set on the summer solstice

• It marks the region where the sun does not set on the winter solstice

What is latitude?

• Imaginary vertical lines around the Earth

• Imaginary horizontal lines around the Earth used to measure distance north or south of the equator

• A line of latitude 66.5° north of the equator

• A line of latitude 66.5° south of the equator

What is the Arctic Circle?

• A line of latitude 23.5° north of the equator

• A line of latitude 23.5° south of the equator

• A line of latitude 66.5° north of the equator, marking the region where the sun does not set on the summer solstice

• A line of latitude 66.5° south of the equator, marking the region where the sun does not set on the winter solstice

What is the Antarctic Circle?

• A line of latitude 23.5° north of the equator

• A line of latitude 23.5° south of the equator

• A line of latitude 66.5° north of the equator

• A line of latitude 66.5° south of the equator, marking the region where the sun does not set on the winter solstice

What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The distance of Earth from the sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The revolution of Earth around the sun