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What Causes Seasons?
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The time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is called a(n)
a) day
b) night
c) night
d) revolution
Which of the following terms does not belong with the others?
a) 365 days
b) day
c) year
d) period of revolution
Which of the following places would most likely be warm on December 25?
a) Nashville, TN
b) London, England
c) Montreal, Canada
d) Sydney, Australia
During which season does Tennessee have the greatest number of daylight hours?
a) fall
b) winter
c) summer
d) spring
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
When it is winter at the north pole, what season is it in the United States?
a) summer
b) winter
c) spring
d) fall
Which of the following correctly describes what happens on March 21?
a) The amount of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere.
b) The amount of daylight is greater in the Northern Hemisphere.
c) The amount of daylight at the equator is greater than either hemisphere.
d) The amount of daylight is equal in both hemispheres.
Use diagram 1. At which position does the south pole receive almost 24 hours of daylight?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
Use diagram 1. At which position does the December (Winter) Solstice occur?
a) D
b) C
c) B
d) A
Use diagram 1. Summer is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere when Earth is at which position?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
The time when the sun is directly above the equator is called a(n)
a) equinox
b) solstice
c) axis
d) rotation
The time when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator is called a(n)
a) vernal
b) solstice
c) autumnal
d) equinox
Use diagram 2. How does sunlight strike the Earth in the northern hemisphere during summer?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
Use diagram 2. How does sunlight strike the Earth in the northern hemisphere during winter?
a) F
b) G
c) H
d) J
Use diagram 3. What season would it be in the northern hemisphere with the Earth in the position shown in the diagram?
a) winter
b) spring
c) fall
d) summer
Use diagram 3. What season will it be in the northern hemisphere in 6 months?
a) summer
b) fall
c) spring
d) winter
Use diagram 3. What season will it be in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is back in this exact location?
a) fall
b) summer
c) spring
d) winter
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) winter
b) spring
c) fall
d) summer
Use diagram 3. What seasons will it be in the southern hemisphere in 6 months?
a) fall
b) spring
c) winter
d) summer
Which of the following happens at the solstices?
a) The number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours.
b) Either spring or fall begins.
c) Either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun.
d) The sun is directly above the equator.
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