Seasons and Day and Night

What do you notice about the axis during the winter season?

• The top of the axis is pointing away from the sun

• The top of the axis is pointing toward the sun.

• The bottom of the axis is pointing away from the sun.

• There is no axis

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According to the diagram, the southern hemisphere is experiencing summer because

• The bottom of the axis is facing the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.

• The bottom axis is not facing the sun 

• The axis is not tilted

• The top of the axis is facing the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.

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Seasons are caused by...

• Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun

• earth's rotation

• earth spinning 

• different lunar phases

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What do you notice about the axis in the summer season.

• The top of the axis is pointing to the sun

• The top of the axis is pointing away from the sun

• The top of the axis is shrinking

• The bottom is the axis is pointing to the sun.

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If the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, what is the southern hemisphere experiencing?

• winter

• summer

• fall

• spring

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Which season has the longest amount of sunlight?

• Summer

• Winter

• Autumn

• Spring

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What causes day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• Earth rotation around the moon

• The sun going up and down

What is the angle degree of earth's tilt

• 25.5

• 32.5

• 23.5

• Earth doesn't have a tile

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Which season has the shortest amount of day light hours?

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Autumn

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What angle is the Earths axis tilted at?

• 25.5 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 23.5 degrees