Quiz about Science Seasons and Solar Angle

Question 1

What season is letter B in the Northern hemisphere?

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Fall

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Winter

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Summer

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Spring

Question 2

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 3

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

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Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 4

Which season is taking place in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere in Position 4 (the BOTTOM half)?

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Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 5

What season is the NORTHERN hemisphere experiencing?

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It is winter.

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It is summer.

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It is spring.

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It is fall.

Question 6

The right side of this illustration represents...

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night

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day

Question 7

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

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day & night

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seasons

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year

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eclipse

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

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The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

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The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

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The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

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Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

Question 9

The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?

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23.5 degrees

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Approximately 25 degrees

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Exactly 25 degrees

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90 degrees with respect to the sun

Question 10

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?

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The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

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The northern 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 11

Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

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The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)

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The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)

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The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)

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The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

Question 12

What does the earth's tilt cause?

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The seasons

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Day and Night

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Tsunamis

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Earthquakes

Question 13

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

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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 14

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

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It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas

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It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

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When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

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When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

Question 15

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

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spring

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winter

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summer

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fall

Question 16

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

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The equator always receives direct sunlight.

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The equator rotates slower than the poles.

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The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

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The equator has 18 hour days.

Question 17

One rotation of Earth is equal to

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a day.

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a year.

Question 18

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

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There would be no seasons.

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Seasons would be the same.

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Seasons would be more extreme.

Question 19

What is the longest day of the year?

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summer solstice

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winter solstice

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fall equinox

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spring equinox

Question 20

When the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun, the northern part gets -

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more sunlight

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less sunlight

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to be winter

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cooler

Question 21

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

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It is winter.

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It is summer.

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It is spring.

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It is fall.

Question 22

Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 23

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

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winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 24

What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 25

In what month does the Sun's light strike Chattanooga at the lowest angle?

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December

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March

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June

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September

Question 26

What season is the Sun closest to the Earth?

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Winter

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Summer

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Spring

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Fall

Question 27

How long does it take for the Earth to go around the Sun?

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A Year

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A Day

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A Month

Question 28

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate?

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A Day

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A Year

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A Month

Question 29

Why do we have different seasons?

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Both the Earth's tilt on its axis and it's revolution around the Sun

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Only the Earth's tilt on it's axis

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Only the Earth's revolution around the Sun

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Only the Earth's rotation on it's axis

Question 30

Which season has the LONGEST amount of daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere?

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summer

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spring

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winter

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fall

Question 31

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is ____________ in the Northern Hemisphere?

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winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 32

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is titled ________ the sun.

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away from

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toward

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by

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equally towards

Question 33

This is a graph of the Chicago Sunset and Sunrise in the Northern Hemisphere. What season has the shortest day of the year?

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Winter Solstice

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Autumnal Equinox

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Summer Solstice

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Vernal Equinox

Question 34

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what is the season?

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winter

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summer

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fall

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spring

Question 35

What does the earth's tilt cause?

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The seasons

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Day and Night

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Tsunamis

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Earthquakes

Question 36

What are the reasons for the season?

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Earth's tilt & revolution

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Earth's tilt & rotation

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Earth's rotation & rovolution

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Earth's tilt & resolution

Question 37

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

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

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Spring

Question 38

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

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rotation

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revolution

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orbit

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double axis

Question 39

Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 40

If the earth didn't rotate on its axis, what would happen?

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no day and night

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no seasons

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no tides

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no moon phases

Question 41

Which location has the similar amounts of solar radiation (direct sunlight) year around?

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equator

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North Pole

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South Pole

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Tropic of Cancer

Question 42

Day and night are caused by the

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Earth's rotation.

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Earth's revolution.

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Earth's orbit around the sun.

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Earth's tilt.

Question 43

What month would Chattanooga have the Sun's light strike at the lowest angle?

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December

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June

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September

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March

Question 44

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called:

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revolution

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rotation

Question 45

We get the most direct Sun rays during what season?

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summer

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fall

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winter

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spring

Question 46

Heath lives in the United States. Which pattern of daylight does he experience?

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more daylight hours in summer than winter

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fewer daylight hours in spring than in fall

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an equal number of daylight hours in all four seasons

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an equal number of daylight hours in summer and winter

Question 47

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when the Southern Hemisphere points/tilts toward the sun?

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winter

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fall

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spring

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summer

Question 48

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

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away

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towards

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up

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down

Question 49

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

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towards

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up

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down

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away

Question 50

Why is the Equator warmest?

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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 51

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 52

The Arctic Circle receives several days each year where the sun not seeing.

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True

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False

Question 53

Which season(s) have the same amount of daylight hours as nighttime hours?

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More hours of light during summer, less in winter

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More hour of light during spring, less in fall

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None of the seasons have equal daylight hours

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All are equal

Question 54

What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer

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Earth tilts toward the sun in summer

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Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer

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Earth's revolves slower in summer

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Earth is closer to the sun

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