Regents Earth Science Seasons

The diagram below represents Earth as viewed from space. Letter A represents the angle of the tilt of Earth's rotational axis. Line XY is perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit.

What is the value of the angle represented by letter A?

• 15.0

• 23.5

• 66.5

• 90.0

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Earth revolves around the sun approximetly

• 1 degree per day

• 360 degrees per day

• 15 degrees per hour

• 23.5 degrees per hour

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At Each position in Earth's orbit, the North Pole is pointing toward

• Pollux

• the Sun

• Polaris

• the Moon

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Which statement best explains why these two constellations are visible in the night sky in the months identified?

• Earth Spins on its axis at constant rate during a 24- hour period

• Earth spins on its axis at a variuble rate during the year.

• The nighttime side of the if facing diffrent parts of our Galaxy as Earth orbits the Sun.

• The nighttime side of Earth is facing diffent parts of our galaxy as stars orbit the Earth.

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What are the Charctoristics of the Sun's daily path stays constant from month X to month Z?

• locations of sunrise and sunset

• altititude of the noon sun

• length of time that the Sun moves along its apparent path

• rate of sun's movemnt along its apparent path

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What dates a represented by months X, Y, and Z?

• X-Feburary 1, Y- March 1, Z-April 1

• X-May 1, Y-June 1, Z-July 1

• X-August 1, Y-September 1, Z October 1

• X-November 1, Y-December 1, Z-Janurary 1

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Which diagram best represents Earth's axis position relative to Earth's Orbital

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What would most likely happen to New York State's summer and Winter temperatures if the tilt of Earth's axis increased from 23.5 to 30

• Both summers and winters would become cooler

• Both summers and winters would become warmer.

• The summers would become cooler and winters would become warmer.

• The summers will become warmer and Winters would become cooler.

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What is the latitude of this location?

• 0 degrees

• 23.5 degrees North

• 23.5 degrees South

• 90 degrees North

The diagram below represents the apparent path of the Sun as seen by an obserbver on June 21 at a location in New York State.

Which diagram best represents the apparent path at this same location on December 21?

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