Quiz about Science Seasons

Question 1

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

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5

Answer

365

Answer

24

Question 2

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

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Southern hemisphere

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

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 5

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

Accepted Answer

solstice dates

Answer

equinox dates

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the moon is full

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the cold fronts blow in

Question 6

What is the longest day of the year with the most sunlight?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

Answer

winter solstice

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fall equinox

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spring equinox

Question 7

Why do we experience the changing of the seasons on the earth?

Accepted Answer

tilt of the earth's axis

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distance from the sun

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rotation of the earth

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change in solar output

Question 8

Why is the Equator the warmest place on Earth?

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 in Ecuador.

Question 9

In Spring and Fall, is the axis of the Earth is pointed toward the Sun, away from the Sun, or neither?

Accepted Answer

Neither away or toward

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towards

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away

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The axis is not tilted during spring or fall

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Spring

Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 14

In which position is it Winter in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

#3

Answer

#1

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#2

Answer

#4

Question 15

In which position is it Fall, in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

#4

Answer

#1

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#2

Answer

#3

Question 16

Which location would have extreme amounts of sunlight in the Summer, and extreme amounts of darkness during the Winter?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

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Ecuador

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Missouri

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Florida

Question 17

Why is it hotter during the summer and colder during the winter? Select all correct answers.

Accepted Answer

We receive more direct sunlight during our summer time.

Accepted Answer

We have more hours of sunlight during a summer day than a winter day.

Accepted Answer

The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun during our summer time.

Answer

The Earth is closer to the sun during our summer time.

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The tilt of the sun is towards the Earth during summer.

Question 18

What would happen if the Earth's axis was not tilted during it's revolution around the Sun? Select all correct answers.

Accepted Answer

We would have nearly the same temperatures all year long.

Accepted Answer

The Earth would not experience different seasons during the year.

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We would not have night and day; only one or the other.

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The Earth would take longer to revolve around the Sun.

Question 19

What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution?

Accepted Answer

A revolution is one circle or complete trip around something else. Rotation is spinning around.

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They are basically the same thing. Also called orbit.

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A revolution is happens once a week, but a rotation takes about a month.

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A rotation is one circle or complete trip around something else. Revolution is spinning around.

Question 20

If the season is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season would it be in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

It would be Spring.

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It would be Summer.

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It would be Fall there also.

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It would be Winter.

Question 21

What two things cause the Earth to have Seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's Revolution

Accepted Answer

The tilted axis of the Earth

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Earth's Rotation

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The tilted revolution of the Moon

Question 22

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 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 23

Which season is it when we get indirect sunlight, we are tilted away from the sun, and have short days and long nights?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

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Summer

Question 24

What is the longest day of the year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

Answer

winter solstice

Answer

fall equinox

Answer

spring equinox

Question 25

Which season is it when we have the Vernal Equinox, and neither direct nor indirect sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Answer

Winter

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Summer

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Fall

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