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 / intense on the wall. (less?, more?)

more

In the picture, flashlight B is not tilted; this causes its light to be _____ concentrated/intense 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)

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 _____.

July

In the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures are highest during which of the following months? ? (January, April, July, October)

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 pointed _____ the Sun. (away from?, towards?)

away from

It is winter in the hemisphere that is pointed _____ 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 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)

solstice

The longest day of the year when a place receives the most sunlight is called the summer _____. ? (equinox, solstice)

more

The picture shows that because Earth is a sphere, the sunlight at the equator is _____ concentrated / intense 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 / intense 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