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Test Description: Why does the Earth have seasons?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following correctly describes what happens on March 21?
A
The amount of daylight is equal in both hemispheres.
B
The amount of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere.
C
The amount of daylight at the equator is greater than either hemisphere.
D
The amount of daylight is greater in the Northern Hemisphere.
2) When it is winter at the north pole, what season is it in the United States?
A
winter
B
fall
C
summer
D
spring
3) Which parts of Earth receives the most direct solar energy?
A
it is equal at all points on Earth’s surface
B
the equator
C
the poles
D
midway between the poles and the equator
4) During which season does Tennessee have the greatest number of daylight hours?
A
winter
B
spring
C
fall
D
summer
5) Which of the following places would most likely be warm on December 25?
A
Nashville, TN
B
Sydney, Australia
C
London, England
D
Montreal, Canada
6) Which of the following terms does not belong with the others?
A
365 days
B
period of revolution
C
year
D
day
7) The time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is called a(n)
A
year
B
day
C
night
D
revolution
8) The time when the sun is directly above the equator is called a(n)
A
axis
B
solstice
C
equinox
D
rotation
9) The time when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator is called a(n)
A
autumnal
B
vernal
C
equinox
D
solstice
10) How does the sunlight strike the Earth in the Northern Hemisphere during summer?
A
almost straight up and down
B
very angled
C
from various directions
D
it doesn't
11) e sunlight strike the Earth in the Northern Hemisphere during winter?
A
very angled
B
almost straight up and down
C
it doesn't
D
from various directions
12) Which of the following happens at the solstices?
A
Either spring or fall begins.
B
Either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun.
C
The number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours
D
The sun is directly above the equator.
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