Different Seasons and the Amount of Daylight at That Time of Year

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

• Equator

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

How long does it take the Earth to move from Point A to Point C?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

• 12 months

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Which of these best compares the conditions at location X and location Y?

• It is day at location X and night at location Y.

• It is winter at location X and night at location Y.

• There are more hours of daylight at location X than at location Y.

• The moon is brighter when viewed from location X than when viewed from location Y.

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when it is tilted directly toward the Sun?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

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In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is in the Southern Hemisphere.

Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day and night cycle on Earth.

What should the student do in order to best model the day and night cycle?

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• Spin the ball in different directions

• Tilt the ball while it is spinning

• Paint one half of the ball white and the other half black

• Shine a bright light on one side of the ball.

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The diagram shows the tilt of Earth as it orbits the Sun.

Which diagram accurately shows Earth’s tilt when the planet reaches Point X on its solar orbit?

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Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted relative to the plane of Earth’s orbit.

How many degrees is Earth tilted?

• 16.5°

• 23.5°

• 32.5°

• 66.5°

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If the Earth did not tilt on its axis in relation to the sun, which of the following would also be true?

• There would be no seasons.

• One Earth-year would be 14% longer.

• The Earth would spin at a different rate.

• Temperatures at the Earth’s equator would cool.

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Earth’s tilt on its axis causes which condition at location X on its surface?

• long daylight hours

• solar eclipse

• low tides

• winter

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