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Please, upon starting the program, notice where the person is standing. Don't change that!
She is standing ON the equator
She is standing slightly above the equator
She is standing slightly below the equator
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How is the Northern Hemisphere pointing in early January?
Directly up and down
Towards the sun
Away from the sun
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At any given point, what % of the Earth is illuminated?
25%
50%
100%
It depends where you are
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After moving your Earth to March 21st, please tell me what day this is for the Northern Hemisphere:
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
Winter Solstice
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With your date still on March 21st, what do you notice about the sun ray box (on the bottom right)
The sun's angle on the earth is very slanted
The sun's angle on the earth is very direct
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Click play and watch the animation for an entire year (actually about 20 seconds of your life)
Done
I did not complete this task
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Now get to June 21st, and click "view from sun" so that your globe looks like the above image. What statement is true.
The North pole is getting almost no sunlight
The North pole is getting sunlight all day
This is the least sun the North pole will get all year
The North Pole has something like 15 hour days here.
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Still on June 21st... what day is this to the SOUTHERN Hemisphere?
Fall Equinox
Winter Solstice
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
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A term for when the most direct sunlight hits the equator, and all of the world experiences 12 hour days, and 12 hour nights:
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Now, while still on June 21st, click on the “view from side” button and move the person to the white spot . What happens to the solar ray angles (in the box below)?
The angle gets less direct
The angle gets more direct
Nothing happens
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What month would the person get the most sun if she were standing directly on the South Pole?
February
March
December
June
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If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and it is June, in the Southern Hemisphere it is...
Summer and June
Winter and June
Summer and December
Winter and December
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True or False: In the Northern Hemisphere winter STARTS on December 21st
True
False
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Pick the correct statement
The warmest day of the year is always on that hemisphere's summer solstice
The coldest day of the year is always on that hemisphere's winter solstice
The shortest day of the year is always close to that hemisphere's winter solstice
The shortest day of the year is always close to that hemisphere's summer solstice
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What is the most direct cause of the warmth on earth
Cosmic Background Radiation
Clouds and rain
The geothermal activity and latent heat
The amount and angle of sunlight from our sun