Earth Science

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

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

• Equal amount of winter and summer

• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

• The longest day of the year

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The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5

• 25.3

• 30.2

• 24

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One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.

• a year.

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox

• axis

• solar eclipse

• solar flare

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is

• directly over the equator.

• shining directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, the point farthest south it will ever be.

• closest to Earth.

• shining directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the point farthest north it will ever be.

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An equinox occurs when

• the equator is receiving the most direct sunlight (directly above)

• the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

• the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

• Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays.

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The Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest daytime, the longest night time hours, and the sun's angle is lowest?  What event is taking place? 

• summer solstice.

• winter solstice.

• fall equinox.

• spring equinox.

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Why is summer the hottest season?

• sun passes directly above the equator because of the tilt of the Earth.

• Summer is not the hottest season 

• The sun just gets closer and closer to the earth till its the perfect temperature 

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What does season mean?

• each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

• Seasons are a Spanish word made up for a food we eat for Thanksgiving 

• Seasons are a series of events happening in one day

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