20 questions
A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day/night cycle on Earth. What should the student do to best model the cause of the day/night cycle?
Spin the ball in different directions.
Tilt the ball while it is spinning.
Paint one half of the ball black and one half of the ball white.
Shine a bright light on one side of the ball.
In spring/fall, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
towards
Neither away or toward
away
What causes day & night?
Earth's rotation on the equator
Earth's revolution around the Sun
The Moon's rotation around the Sun
Earth's rotation on its axis
Earth would not have seasons if it...
No longer tilted on its axis
Stopped rotating on its axis
Took an additional month to orbit the Sun
Revolved around the Sun in the opposite direction
Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of the Earth's rotation on its axis increased?
The length of the seasons would be shorter.
The length of the seasons would be longer.
The length of the day would be shorter.
The length of the day would be longer.
The diagram shows four positions in Earth's orbit around the sun. The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in...
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
The model shows Earth in several positions relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?
Position 1 because North America receives the most direct sun.
Position 2 because North America is tilted toward the sun.
Position 3 because North America is parallel to the sun.
Position 4 because North America is tilted away from the sun
Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth's rotation on it's axis increased?
The length of the seasons would be shorter.
The length of the seasons would be longer.
The length of a day would be shorter.
The length of a day would be longer.
Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?
Equator
North Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
The beginning of autumn in North America is in September, but the beginning of autumn in South America is March. The diagram shows the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun on one day in September and one day in March. Why does autumn start in different months of the year in North America and South America?
Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle.
North America has a larger landmass than South America.
The moon has a greater pull on South America than North America.
Earth's axis has a 23.5 degree tilt.
In the summer, many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?