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Test Description: Seasons
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1) What causes the different seasons on Earth?
A
The distance between the Earth and the sun
B
The movement of the clouds
C
The tilt of the Earth's axis
D
The rotation of the Earth
2) Why do we have seasons on Earth?
A
The moon is tilted
B
we get closer or farther from the sun
C
the sun is tilted
D
the Earth is tilted
3) How many degrees is the Earth tilted?
A
2 degrees
B
23.5 degrees
C
53.2 degrees
4) During which season in the Northern Hemisphere does the Sun's rays hit the Earth at the most direct angle?
A
Winter
B
Summer
C
Spring
D
Fall
5) What is the name of the shortest DAY of the year?
A
Summer Solstice
B
Autumnal Equinox
C
Spring Equinox
D
Winter Solstice
6) Which season has the shortest days but the longer nights?
A
summer
B
fall
C
spring
D
winter
7) What is the name of the longest day of the year?
A
spring equinox
B
autumnal equinox
C
winter solstice
D
summer solstice
8) Why is it summer in the Southern Hemisphere when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
A
The Southern Hemisphere is closest to the sun
B
The Southern Hemisphere has a path of warm winds from the North
C
The Southern Hemisphere receiving the most direct rays from the sun
9) Why is it colder in the winter than in the summer?
A
The Earth is closer to the sun in the summer and farther in the winter.
B
The pull of gravity from the moon keeps it cold in the winter.
C
Snow keeps the area cold in the winter.
D
The Earth is tilted toward the sun in the summer and is away in the winter.
10) If it is winter in the southern hemisphere, what is the season in the northern hemisphere?
A
fall
B
winter
C
summer
D
spring
11) What best describes a year?
A
The amount of time it takes for the Sun to revolve around the Earth.
B
The amount of time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.
C
The amount of time it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth.
D
The amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis.
12) Most of Earth's weather events take place in the
A
Stratosphere
B
Troposhphere
C
Exosphere
D
Mesosphere
13) What would happen if the Earth didn't tilt at all?
A
There would be no rain
B
There would be no wind
C
There would be no seasons
D
There would be no day and night
14) The discovery of fossils of tropical organisms such as palm trees in Antarctica indicates that _________
A
The fossils floated across the ocean from a warmer area to Antarctica.
B
Antarctica used to be much warmer than it is now.
C
The entire Earth used to be much colder than it is now.
D
Palm trees used to thrive in freezing cold temperatures.
15) Weather is different from Climate because...
A
Weather is the long term conditions of an area, climate is hour to hour change.
B
There really are the same.
C
Only weather can change.
D
Climate is the long term conditions of an area, weather is hour to hour change.
16) Why does the Southern Hemisphere have opposite seasons from the Northern Hemisphere?
A
Because the Earth's axis is always facing the sun.
B
Because the Earth orbits around the sun
C
Because the Earth's axis is parallel to the sun.
D
Because the Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
17) What climate region do we live in?
A
tropospheric.
B
polar
C
tropics
D
temperate
18) As you climb a mountain, the air gets...
A
warmer and thicker
B
colder and hotter
C
colder and thiner
D
none of these
19) What would happen if the Earth's tilt was even greater than 23.5 degrees?
A
If the Earth's tilt was greater, the difference between the seasons would be less noticeable.
B
If the Earth's tilt was greater, there would be no seasons at all.
C
If the Earth's tilt was greater, the length of daylight hours would change.
D
If the Earth's tilt was greater, the difference between the seasons would be more extreme.
20) This gas makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
A
Oxygen
B
Argon
C
Nitrogen
D
Notrogen
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