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- 1. Multiple Choice
Identify all possible conditions that are affected by the tilt of Earth's axis...There are more than one :)
speed of rotation
daylight hours
midnight sun
temperature
- 2. Multiple ChoiceDay and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.revolutionorbitrotationspace
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat motion of the Earth takes 365 days?RotationTiltingRevolutionSpinning
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.vernal equinoxaxissolar eclipsesolar flare
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat degree is the earth tilted?232523.525.5
- 6. Multiple ChoiceObjects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.East to WestWest to EastNorth to SouthSouth to North
- 7. Multiple Choice
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?Northern hemisphereSouthern hemisphere - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?It is summer.It is spring.It is winter.It is fall.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe term equinox means....equal amount of day light and equal amount of nightEqual amount of winter and summerEqual amounts of hot dogs for everyoneThe longest day of the year
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do June 21 and December 21 have in common?equinox datesthe moon is fullsolstice datesthe cold fronts blow in
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?WinterSpringSummerFall
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?WinterSpringSummerFall
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the Equator warmest?Because it is closest to the sun.Because it receives the most direct sunlightBecause no clouds form here.Because it is far from the sun
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?CircularElliptical (slightly oval)Square to rectangularVariable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
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