Earth's Seasons

Identify the points that represent the Earth's equator.

Identify the point that shows the Northern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Identify the point that shows the Southern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun ​ (a)   ​ on its axis once every 24 hours.

• rotates
• revolves

Put the seasons in the correct order.

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth takes one year, or 365 days, to ​ (a)   around the sun.

• revolve
• rotate

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the seasons in the hemispheres.

• Southern Hemisphere:

  Fall

• Northern Hemisphere:

  Fall

• Southern Hemisphere:

  Spring

• Northern Hemisphere:

  Winter

• Southern Hemisphere:

  Summer

• Northern Hemisphere:

  Spring

• Southern Hemisphere:

  Winter

• Northern Hemisphere:

  Summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the two factors that are responsible for seasons on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

On June 22, the northern hemisphere experiences the summer ​ (a)   which is the ​​ (b)   day of the year. On ​ (c)   the northern hemisphere experiences the ​ (d)   ​ solstice, which is the ​ (e)   day of the year.

• solstice
• equinox
• longest
• December 22
• winter
• season
• shortest
• equal 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Either of the two times each year (as about March 21 and September 23) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night everywhere on earth are of approximately equal length.

• Equinox

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1