Bill Nye: Seasons Video Worksheet

In June, people in Australia called the season…

• Autumn

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

This force keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun.

• Electromagnetic

• Gravity

• Strong

• Weak

This is the average of the weather at a place over a long period of time.

• Atmosphere

• Climate

• Easterly wave

• Environment

Earth spins on its axis

• True

• False

This causes the seasons.

• The distance the Earth is from the Sun.

• The rotation of the Earth.

• How close the Moon is to the Earth.

• The tilt of the Earth.

The Earth spins on its axis with a tilt of about…

• 21¼ °

• 89¾ °

• 23½ °

• 47½ °

Summer and winter are not caused by the Earth moving farther away from the Sun.

• True

• False

Shep Sherman was found…

• guilty

• not guilty

Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere are…

• the same.

• reversed.

This type of ray from the Sun are concentrated on a small area.

• Direct

• Indirect