Seasons Daylight Hours

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

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer 

• Fall

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What causes the seasons to change?

• The warming and cooling of Earth's core.

• The distance from the sun.

• Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.

• Earth's rotation on its axis.

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In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away

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Which location in the diagram receives the most direct sunlight?

• 30° North

• the equator

• 30° South

• the South Pole

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.

• Seasons would be more extreme.

• There would be no seasons.

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

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth

• change in solar output

• tilt of the earth's axis

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What season is when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?

• summer

• winter

• fall

• spring

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The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees off center.

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Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing?

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall or autumn

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Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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