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