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Test Description: What causes seasons?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is called a(n)
A
revolution
B
night
C
night
D
day
2) Which of the following terms does not belong with the others?
A
period of revolution
B
365 days
C
day
D
year
3) Which of the following places would most likely be warm on December 25?
A
Sydney, Australia
B
Montreal, Canada
C
London, England
D
Nashville, TN
4) During which season does Tennessee have the greatest number of daylight hours?
A
fall
B
summer
C
winter
D
spring
5) Which part of Earth receives the most direct solar energy?
A
the equator midway between the poles and the equator
B
the poles
C
the equator
D
it is equal at all points on Earth's surface
6) When it is winter at the north pole, what season is it in the United States?
A
fall
B
spring
C
winter
D
summer
7) Which of the following correctly describes what happens on March 21?
A
The amount of daylight is greater in the Northern Hemisphere.
B
The amount of daylight is equal in both hemispheres.
C
The amount of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere.
D
The amount of daylight at the equator is greater than either hemisphere.
8) Use diagram 1. At which position does the south pole receive almost 24 hours of daylight?
A
D
B
C
C
A
D
B
9) Use diagram 1. At which position does the December (Winter) Solstice occur?
A
B
B
D
C
A
D
C
10) Use diagram 1. Summer is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere when Earth is at which position?
A
D
B
B
C
A
D
C
11) The time when the sun is directly above the equator is called a(n)
A
equinox
B
axis
C
rotation
D
solstice
12) The time when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator is called a(n)
A
equinox
B
autumnal
C
solstice
D
vernal
13) Use diagram 2. How does sunlight strike the Earth in the northern hemisphere during summer?
A
C
B
B
C
A
D
D
14) Use diagram 2. How does sunlight strike the Earth in the northern hemisphere during winter?
A
F
B
G
C
J
D
H
15) Use diagram 3. What season would it be in the northern hemisphere with the Earth in the position shown in the diagram?
A
spring
B
winter
C
summer
D
fall
16) Use diagram 3. What season will it be in the northern hemisphere in 6 months?
A
winter
B
fall
C
spring
D
summer
17) Use diagram 3. What season will it be in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is back in this exact location?
A
winter
B
spring
C
summer
D
fall
18) Use diagram 3. If this diagram is showing the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, what season will it be in the northern hemisphere on the next solstice?
A
spring
B
winter
C
fall
D
summer
19) Use diagram 3. What seasons will it be in the southern hemisphere in 6 months?
A
spring
B
summer
C
fall
D
winter
20) Which of the following happens at the solstices?
A
Either spring or fall begins.
B
The sun is directly above the equator.
C
Either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun.
D
The number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours.
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