Quiz about 4.9a

Question 1

Students tracked Fahrenheit temperatures during the school year and kept a log of the average high temperature each month. What pattern is true about the temperatures as they relate to different seasons?

Accepted Answer

Winter months had the coldest average temperatures.

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Winter months had the warmest average temperatures.

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Fall months had the warmest average temperatures.

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Fall months had the coldest average temperatures.

Question 2

Students made a list describing things they understood about winter. Which fact from the list is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Fact 4

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Fact 1

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Fact 2

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Fact 3

Question 3

Choose TWO answers that are correct about daylight hours, using data from the chart.

Accepted Answer

There are fewer hours of daylight in winter.

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There are more hours of daylight in summer.

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There are more hours of daylight in winter.

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There are fewer hours of daylight in summer.

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There are equal hours of daylight in summer and winter.

Question 4

Which part of the Earth is receiving the the least direct Sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Southern Hemisphere

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Northern Hemisphere

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Polar Hemisphere

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MidAtlantic Hemisphere

Question 5

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

Accepted Answer

The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

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the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

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The tilt of the Earth's axis

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the distance of the Earth from the sun

Question 6

Which season has the least amount of daylight hours?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 7

During which month are the daylight hours the shortest in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

December

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March

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June

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September

Question 8

During which month are daylight hours the longest in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

June

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March

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September

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December

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 10

What causes moon phases? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

Accepted Answer

The Moon revolving around the Earth.

Accepted Answer

The Moon reflects light from the Sun.

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The Earth's shadow.

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The rotation of the Moon.

Question 11

In the early 1600s, the astronomer Galileo used a telescope to make observations of Mercury and Venus. What are the positions of the these planets in relation to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury is the closest planet and Venus is the second planet.

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Mercury is the second planet and Venus is the third planet.

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Venus is the closest planet and Mercury is the second planet.

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Venus is the closest and Mercury is the third planet.

Question 12

What is the primary reason for the occurrence of tides on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The gravitational pull of the Moon

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The gravitational pull of the Sun

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The rotation of the Earth

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The Earth's distance from the Sun

Question 13

Which of the following best explains why we see different phases of the Moon?

Accepted Answer

The Moon reflects sunlight and its position relative to Earth changes

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The Earth's shadow covers parts of the Moon

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The Moon emits its own light

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The Sun's light is blocked by other planets

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