Seasons

What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

• 25.3 degrees
• 32.5 degrees
• 28.5 degrees
• 23.5 degrees

What two main things work together to cause the seasons?

• Tilt of Earth and rotation of Earth
• Rotation of Earth and it's orbit
• Tilt of Earth and it's orbit around sun
• The moon and sun's  gravitational forces

Marked by equal days and nights - 12 hours each

• Equinox

• Fall

• Spring

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical (slightly oval)

• Square to rectangular

• Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)

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What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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What causes day and night?

• The sun goes around the Earth

• The Earth orbits the sun

• The moon rising causes night time

• The Earth rotating on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

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The point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.

• Zenith

• Apparency

• Solstice

• Equinox

The direction of the sun relative to the horizon, measured clockwise from north.

• Equinox

• Solar Angle

• Lunar Angle

• Motionality

A measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies.

• Solar Angle

• Weight

• Mass

• Surface Area