Quiz about Earth's Seasons Review

Question 1

What Seasons is position A?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

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Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

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Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

Question 2

Which part of the Earth is receiving the most direct Sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere

Answer

Southern Hemisphere

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Polar Hemisphere

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MidAtlantic Hemisphere

Question 3

There would be no seasons if there was no ____________.

Accepted Answer

tilt

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rotation

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moon

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Saturn

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Elliptical (slightly oval)

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Circular

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Square to rectangular

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Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)

Question 5

One rotation of Earth is equal to

Accepted Answer

a day.

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a year.

Question 6

Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

Accepted Answer

The poles

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The equator

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The Tropic of Cancer

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The Tropic of Capricorn

Question 7

Longest day of the year

Accepted Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

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Winter Solstice

Answer

Vernal Equinox

Question 8

Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

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orbit

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tilt of the axis

Question 9

Which season, or seasons, have the shortest daylight hours?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Summer

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Fall

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Spring

Question 10

In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

Accepted Answer

away

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towards

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up

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down

Question 11

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

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25.3

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30.2

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24

Question 12

If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

Accepted Answer

longer days.

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shorter days.

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shorter years.

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longer years.

Question 13

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 14

Why is the Equator warmest?

Accepted Answer

Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun.

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Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 15

Which hemisphere has longer days during the time of the year pictured in this illustration.

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere

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Southern Hemisphere

Question 16

In spring/summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neither away or toward

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towards

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away

Question 17

What season is depicted in the picture?

Accepted Answer

winter

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summer

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fall

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spring

Question 18

First day of spring

Accepted Answer

Vernal Equinox

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Autumnal Equinox

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Summer Solstice

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Winter Solstice

Question 19

First day of fall

Accepted Answer

Autumnal Equinox

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Summer Solstice

Answer

Winter Solstice

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Vernal Equinox

Question 20

The term equinox means....

Accepted Answer

equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

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Equal amount of winter and summer

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Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

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The longest day of the year

Question 21

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?

Accepted Answer

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

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The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

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The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

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The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

Question 22

As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 23

The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....

Accepted Answer

equator

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axis

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solstice

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equinox

Question 24

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

Accepted Answer

rotation

Answer

revolution

Answer

orbit

Answer

Tilt

Question 25

What Seasons is position B?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

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Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

Question 26

What Seasons is position C?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)

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Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

Question 27

What Seasons is position D?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

Answer

Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)

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Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

Question 28

Define Waxing

Accepted Answer

Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

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Completely illuminated

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dark side is facing earth

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Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

Question 29

What causes the moon's phases

Accepted Answer

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

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Where you are standing on Earth

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 30

How many phases does the moon go through?

Accepted Answer

8

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4

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10

Answer

16

Question 31

What is the missing phase?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 32

What moon phase comes after this?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 33

What Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 34

Which moon phase is seen from Earth at position #9?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 35

Which moon phase is seen from Earth at position #10?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

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