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- 1. Multiple Choice
What season is letter A for the Northern Hemisphere?WinterSummerSpringFall - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is letter B's Equinox date (hint: it marks fall) ?June 21December 21March 21September 21
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?WinterSpringFallSummer
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the reasons for the seasons?Earth's tilt and rotation.Earth's rotation and revolution.Earth's tilt and revolution.Earth's tilt and resolution
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Earth's tilt in degrees?25.3 degrees32.5 degrees28.5 degrees23.5 degrees
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich definition explains what a solstice is?When the days and nights are EQUAL.When the Sun is at its LOWEST or HIGHEST. (long/short days)When the Sun moves.When we don't see any light for 6 months.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn what month does the Sun's light strike Hampton at the lowest angle?MarchJuneSeptemberDecember
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat season starts on March 21st?SpringFallSummerWinter
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat direction does the Earth's axis always point?WestEastNorthSouth
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe spinning of an object on its axis is called______orbitrotationrevolutiontide
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDay and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.revolutionorbitrotation
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe earth orbits around...the sun.the moonother planetsthe Milky Way
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?12 hours24 hours365 1/4 days29.5 days
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.vernal equinoxaxissolar eclipsesolar flare
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAbout how long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?1 year365 days55 days27.3 days
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAs the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.monthsday and nightseasonsyears
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space is calledchemistrybiologygeologyastronomy
- 18. Multiple ChoiceOn two days each year, around June 22 and December 22, the noon sun is overhead at either 23.5° north or south. Each of these days is known as a __________.equinoxsolsticevacationday
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDuring an ________, the length of nighttime and daytime are about the same because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.equinoxsolsticeearthquakesolar eclipse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience seasons.north polesouth poleequator
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA cycle is something that happens over and over again, like the seasons and day & night.TrueFalseMaybeNot sure
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAt position C, which hemisphere would have winter?Northern hemisphereSouthern hemisphere
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAt position A, which hemisphere would have summer?Northern hemisphereSouthern hemisphere
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAt position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____.SummerWinterSpringFall
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter on the diagram represents the Earth's position on the winter solstice (Northern Hemisphere)?ABCD
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter on the diagram represents the Earth's position on the summer solstice (Northern Hemisphere)?ABCD
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter on the diagram represents the Earth's position on the vernal (spring) equinox?ABCD
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich letter on the diagram represents the Earth's position on the autumnal equinox?ABCD
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAs the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.TrueFalse
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat season is this?WinterFallSpringSummer
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat season is this?WinterSummerFallSpring
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat season is this?WinterSummerSpringFall
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat season is this?SpringFallWinterSummer
- 34. Multiple ChoiceMarch to June are the months of what season?SpringFallWinterSummer
- 35. Multiple ChoiceSeptember to December are the months of what season?WinterSummerSpringFall
- 36. Multiple ChoiceDecember to March are the months of what season?SummerFallWinterSpring
- 37. Multiple ChoiceIn what season do the leaves change colors on the trees?SummerFallSpringWinter
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThere is less daylight in the winter.TrueFalse
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhen its summer in the Northern Hemisphere, its ______ in the Southern HemispheremeltingWinterslipperFall
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe reasons we have seasons is because the Earth is _______pietiltedmeltingwater
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat do June 21 and December 21 have in common?equinox datesthe moon is fullsolstice datesthe cold fronts blow in
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat season is letter A for Northern Hemisphere?WinterSummerSpringFall
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHow many days does it take to go around the sun?300 days365 1/4 days3000 days
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe reason we have seasons is because we get closer and farther to the sun.TrueFalse
- 45. Multiple ChoiceA severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:hurricanetornadothunderstormblizzard
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhen a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)occluded frontwarm frontstationary frontcold front
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhen a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)cold frontoccluded frontwarm frontstationary front
- 48. Multiple Choicewhat weather instrument measures wind speed?psychrometeranemometerthermometerrain gauge
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe deflection of wind and water due to the rotation of the EarthGreenhouse EffectCoriolis EffectMilankovitch CyclesGlobal Warming
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThis is the measurement of how much water vapor is in the air.windhumiditycondensationair pressure
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?windycoolrainyhot
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of climate is hot and rainy?savannapolartropicaltemperate
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an area's expected weather over a long period of time called?weathergeologyhumidityclimate
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhere are the warmest climates located?near the equatornear the North Polenear the South Polein the Northern Hemisphere
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhy does precipitation fall from clouds?Water on the ground is heated by the sun.Living things on the ground need water.Water droplets are get too heavy to float in air.The temperature on the ground is very warm.
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat is moving air in the atmosphere called?windhumidityweatherwater vapor
- 57. Multiple ChoiceAverage temperatures:
Winter: 32
Spring: 65
Summer: 80
Fall: 54
Which season has the highest average temperature?winterspringsummerfall - 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat heats the Earth's surface?the moonthe sunthe oceanthe sky
- 59. Multiple Choicewhat kind of pressure predicts good weather?highlowcoldstationary
- 60. Multiple ChoiceHow many fronts are there?2640
- 61. Multiple ChoiceTo have a long deep sleep during winter.migratecondensehibernatemigrate
- 62. Multiple Choicerain gaugeanemometerwindsockthermometer
- 63. Multiple Choicerain gaugewindsockanemometerthermometer
- 64. Multiple Choicerain gaugewindsockanemometerthermometer
- 65. Multiple Choicerain gaugewindsockanemometerthermometer
- 66. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the water cycle is shown in B?precipitationcondensationevaporationtranspiration
- 67. Multiple ChoiceWhich year was MOST LIKELY an El Nino year?1978197719761975
- 68. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the water cycle is shown in A?condensationtranspirationevaporationprecipitation
- 69. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the water cycle is happening at C?evaporationcondensationprecipitationtranspiration
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhich weather instrument is used to measure relative humidity?barometersling psychrometeranemometerkilometer
- 71. Multiple ChoiceA high pressure system means we might have this weather.Snow blizzardSunny and dryRain stormTornado
- 72. Multiple ChoiceA low pressure system means we might have this weather.SunnyA clear skyDry dayStormy or wet
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an angiosperm?Flowering PlantCone-Bearing PlantPollen GrainType of Parasite
- 74. Multiple ChoiceWhat variable is graphed in the x-axis?IndependentDependentControlled
- 75. Multiple ChoiceThe cataclysmic explosion that occurred 10 to 20 billion years ago is called the ___big bangreformationcreationholocost
- 76. Multiple ChoiceEvidence for the big bang is the ____ that is detecablecosmic radiationage of starsalien lifemoon rocks
- 77. Multiple ChoiceAfter the big bang, (in a trillionth of a second) the universe ________ and began to clump particles together b/c of ____expanded, gravityexpanded, cosmic radiationcollapsed, gravitydisappeared, cosmic radiation
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