Seasons Daylight Hours

The diagram below shows four positions in Earth’s orbit around the sun.

The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in —

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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Which of the following diagrams illustrates the position of the Sun and Earth on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

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At which point on the diagram is the number of hours of daylight shortest in North America?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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The Earth moves in predicable patterns. One of these patterns causes the seasons as the Earth moves around the Sun along its elliptical orbit. This movement is referred to as —

• a rotation

• a photoperiod

• an equinox

• a revolution

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At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

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Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

• The equator

• The poles

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & rovolution

• Earth's tilt & resolution

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This seasons has the shortest amounts of daylight in the year.

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

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Which letter represents more direct sunlight, "a" or "b"?

• a

• b

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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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