Seasons & the Sun

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Elementary SS / SC (Weather) Quiz on Seasons & the Sun, created by Christine Davis - IU8 on 29/07/2017.
Christine Davis - IU8
Quiz by Christine Davis - IU8, updated more than 1 year ago
Christine Davis - IU8
Created by Christine Davis - IU8 about 7 years ago
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Question 1

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Fill in the blanks: The four seasons are [blank_start]winter[blank_end], [blank_start]spring[blank_end], [blank_start]summer[blank_end], and [blank_start]fall[blank_end].
Answer
  • winter
  • spring
  • summer
  • fall

Question 2

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What causes the Earth to lean either towards or away from the sun?
Answer
  • rotation
  • axis
  • seasons
  • wind

Question 3

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How does the sun hit the northern hemisphere in the summer?
Answer
  • with slanted rays causing indirect sunlight
  • with wavy rays causing wavy sunlight
  • with vertical rays causing direct sunlight
  • it does not hit the northern hemisphere

Question 4

Question
How does the sun hit the northern hemisphere in the winter?
Answer
  • with slanted rays causing indirect sunlight
  • with wavy rays causing wavy sunlight
  • with vertical rays causing direct sunlight
  • it does not hit the northern hemisphere

Question 5

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True or false: there is more sun on the northern hemisphere during the winter, which causes longer days.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Fill in the blanks: The Earth is tilted [blank_start]towards[blank_end] the sun in the summer and [blank_start]away[blank_end] from the sun in the winter
Answer
  • towards
  • away

Question 7

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Why are temperatures during the spring and fall more moderate?
Answer
  • the sun is not as strong
  • the northern hemisphere is neither tilted towards the sun or away from it
  • there are more clouds in those seasons
  • the earth stops orbiting
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