Earth's Seasons
summer
In the picture, Season B best shows the Sun's path and the angle of sunlight for which season - notice the Sun is higher and the sunlight is less slanted. ? (summer, winter)
less
In the picture, flashlight A is tilted; this causes its light to be _____ concentrated on the wall. ? (less, more)
more
In the picture, flashlight B is not tilted; this causes its light to be _____ concentrated on the wall. ? (less, more)
summer
In the picture, what season is shown in the Northern Hemisphere? ? (summer, winter)
winter
In the picture, what season is shown in the Northern Hemisphere? ? (summer, winter)
summer
In the picture, what season is shown in the Southern Hemisphere? ? (summer, winter)
winter
In the picture, what season is shown in the Southern Hemisphere? ? (summer, winter)
poles
The places on Earth's surface where the rotational axis exits (#1 & #5) is the _____. ? (axis, equator, hemispheres, poles, tropics)
true
Each month is actually a specific place in Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun. ? (true, false)
rotates
Earth _____ on its axis. ? (evolves, orbits, rotates, revolves)
January
Earth is closest to the Sun in which month? ? (January, April, July, October)
July
Earth is farthest from the Sun in which month? ? (January, April, July, October)
tilted
Earth's axis is _____ by about 23 degrees. ? (heated, tilted)
B
Earth's seasons are caused by: A) Earth's changing distance from the Sun B) The tilt of Earth's axis C) Global warming D) Earth being a sphere.
seasons
If Earth's axis was NOT titled on its axis, as shown in the picture, there would be no _____.
January
In the Northern Hemisphere, the weather is colder and the days are shorter in which month? ? (January, April, July, October)
July
In the Northern Hemisphere, the weather is hotter and the days are longer in which month? ? (January, April, July, October)
winter
In the _____, the Sun is closer to the horizon, which means sunlight arrives at more of an angle and is less concentrated. > (summer, winter)
summer
In the _____, the Sun is more directly overhead, which means sunlight arrives at less of an angle and is more concentrated. > (summer, winter)
winter
In the picture, Season A best shows the Sun's path and the angle of the sunlight for which season - notice the Sun is lower and the sunlight is more slanted. ? (summer, winter)
towards
It is summer in the hemisphere that is tilted _____ the Sun. ? (away from, towards)
away from
It is winter in the hemisphere that is tilted_____ the Sun. ?(away from, towards)
A
Orbit _____ best shows the *actual* shape of Earth's orbit when drawn to scale. ? (A, B)
C
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere happens during which months? A) December, January, & February. B) March, April, &May C) June, July, & August D) September, October, & November
A
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere happens during which months? A) December, January, & February. B) March, April, &May C) June, July, & August D) September, October, & November
ellipse
Technically, the shape of Earth's orbit is a(n) _____. ? (circle, ellipse, oval)
solstice
The day of the year that a place receives the least sunlight (shortest day) is called the winter _____. ? (equinox, solstice)
solstice
The day of the year that a place receives the most sunlight (longest day) is called the summer _____. ? (equinox, solstice)
hemispheres
The halves of the Earth above and below the equator are called _____. ? (axes, hemispheres, poles, tropics)
equator
The imaginary line shown at #3 is the _____. ? (axis, equator, hemisphere, pole, tropics)
axis
The imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth and exits at the poles is the _____. ? (axis, equator, hemispheres, poles, tropics)
more
The picture shows that because Earth is a sphere, the sunlight at the equator is _____ concentrated than the sunlight at the poles. ? (less, more)
less
The picture shows that because the Earth is a sphere, the sunlight at the poles is _____ concentrated than the sunlight at the equator. ? (less, more)
equinox
The two days each year that a place has about the same amount of day and night is a _____. ? (equinox, solstice)
A
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere happens during which months? A) December, January, & February. B) March, April, &May C) June, July, & August D) September, October, & November
C
Winter in the Southern Hemisphere happens during which months? A) December, January, & February. B) March, April, &May C) June, July, & August D) September, October, & November
