6th Earth's Motions and Seasons Test

At position A, what season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

What causes the seasons?

• Because the earth's path around the sun is elliptical it is closer to the sun at times and further away at times.

• The placement of the north and south poles.

• The rotation of the earth.

• The earth's tilt on it's axis and it's revolution around the sun.

The least intensity of insolation (least intense sunlight) in the northern hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What effect does the Earth's rotation have on day and night?

• It causes the seasons to change.

• It has no effect on day and night.

• It causes day when the Earth faces the Sun and night when it faces away.

• It changes the distance between the Earth and the Sun.

Which globe shows June 21?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The half of the Earth located above the equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

When does an equinox occur?

• When the earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• When the sun shines directly at the equator creating a day of equal amounts of day and night.

• When the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.

• When the earth revolves around the sun every 365 days.

The amount of daylight _________ June to December.

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....

• axis
• equator
• solstice
• equinox