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1 Seasons Quiz Please Do Not Write on this Paper Obrigado Use this diagram of the sun and Earth's path around the sun to answer the next two questions. The N indicates North and Earth is traveling from A to B to C & then to D. 1. What season would the northern hemisphere be in at C? a. Fall c. Summer b. Spring d. Winter 2. At which positions will the day and night hours be EQUAL in length? a. A and B c. C and D b. B and C d. B and D 3. Why is it HOTTER in summer than winter? a. Earth gets CLOSER to and FARTHER from the Sun. b. Sunlight strikes the ground at HIGHER angles. c. Earth TURNS FASTER in some seasons. d. Earth REVOLVES around the Sun MORE TIMES in some seasons.

2 4. The HOTTEST month(s) of the year for us in the northern hemisphere are usually: a. June-July c. August-September b. July-August d. December-January 5. The reason we experience seasons is because the DISTANCE between the Earth and Sun changes. a. True b. False 6. The Earth s axis is TILTED a. 10 o d. 0 o b o e o c o 7. Using the drawing above, compare the position of the Sun in the summer to the position of the Sun in the winter. Which statement is TRUE? a. The Sun is LOWER in the sky at noon in the winter than in the summer. b. There is NO difference in the Sun s position in any season at noon. c. The Sun is CLOSER to the earth in the summer time than in the winter. d. The Earth takes LONGER to rotate in the wintertime than in the summer. 8. Seasons in the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE are a. much more HARSH (HOTTER in summer, COLDER in winter). b. much MILDER. c. exactly the SAME TIMES and DURATION as ours. d. OPPOSITE of those in the NORTHERN HEMIPSHERE.

3 9. Aldo placed a thermometer upon a black sheet of construction paper. A desk lamp was shining upon it. If the thermometer reads at 72 o F in the beginning and then after 10 minutes it raises to 74 o F. Which of the following graphics would BEST DEMONSTRATE the relationship between the amount of heat absorbed and the angle to the light source? A. B. C. D. Use this drawing of a light shining on a piece of paper to answer the next question. The papers are all the same distance from the light. A. B. C. 10. If a thermometer were placed on each piece of paper, which one would read the HIGHEST? a. A c. C b. B

4 A B 11. Flashlight A represents which TYPE of HEAT ENERGY? a. DIRECT heat energy. c. NEITHER direct nor indirect heat energy. b. INDIRECT heat energy. d. BOTH direct and indirect heat energy. 12. Flashlight B represents which TYPE of HEAT ENERGY? a. DIRECT heat energy. c. NEITHER direct or indirect heat energy. b. INDIRECT heat energy. d. BOTH direct and indirect heat energy. 13. Planet Earth is CLOSEST TO THE SUN during the month of: a. October c. April b. January d. July 14. How long does it take Earth to TURN ONCE on its axis? a. An hour b. A month c. A day d. A year 15. The Sun RISES in the and SETS in the. a. West/East b. North/South c. East/West d. South/West 16. The Sun APPEARS to move across the daytime sky because a. the Earth REVOLVES around the Sun. b. the Earth ROTATES on its axis. c. the Sun REVOLVES around the Earth. d. the Sun ROTATES on its axis.

5 City A B C D Hours Daylight 9h 12m 14h 24m 0h 00m 24h 00m Use the information in the table to answer questions # What is City B s most LIKELY season? a. Summer b. Winter c. Autumn d. Spring 18. What is City A s most LIKELY season? a. Summer b. Winter c. Autumn d. Spring 19. If it is SUMMER in the Northern Hemisphere, where is city C most LIKELY located? a. North America b. North Pole c. Australia d. Antarctica 20. If the Sun RISES at 7:52 a.m. and SETS at 5:21 p.m., what is the most LIKELY season? a. Summer b. Winter c. Autumn d. Spring

6 Questions 1-8 cover Standard II Objective 1b. Explain that Earth's axis is tilted relative to its yearly orbit around the sun. Questions 9-12 cover Standard II Objective 1c. Investigate the relationship between the amount of heat absorbed and the angle to the light source. Questions cover Standard II Objective 2a. Compare Earth s position in relationship to the sun during each season. Questions cover Standard II Objective 2b. Compare the hours of daylight and illustrate the angle that the sun's rays strikes the surface of Earth during summer, fall, winter, and spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Answer Key 1. What season would the northern hemisphere be in at C? d. winter 2. At which positions will the day and night hours be EQUAL in length? d. B and D 3. Why is it HOTTER in summer than winter? b. Sunlight strikes the ground at higher angles. 4. The HOTTEST month(s) of the year for us in the northern hemisphere are usually: a. June-July

7 5. The reason we experience seasons is because the DISTANCE between the Earth and Sun changes. b. False 6. The Earth s axis is TILTED b o 7. Using the drawing above, compare the position of the Sun in the summer to the position of the Sun in the winter. Which statement is TRUE? a. The Sun is LOWER in the sky at noon in the winter than in the summer. 8. Seasons in the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE are d. OPPOSITE of those in the NORTHERN HEMIPSHERE 9. Aldo placed a thermometer upon a black sheet of construction paper. A desk lamp was shining upon it. If the thermometer reads at 72 o F in the beginning and then after 0 minutes it raises to 74 o F. Which of the following graphics would BEST DEMONSTRATE the relationship between the amount of heat absorbed and the angle to the light source? B. 10. If a thermometer were placed on each piece of paper, which one would read the HIGHEST? b. B 11. Flashlight A represents what type of heat energy?

8 a. Direct heat energy. 12. Flashlight B represents what type of heat energy? b. Indirect heat energy. 13. Planet Earth is CLOSEST TO THE SUN during the month of: b. January 14. How long does it take Earth to TURN ONCE on its axis? c. A day 15. The Sun RISES in the and SETS in the. c. East/West 16. The Sun APPEARS to move across the daytime sky because b. the Earth rotates on its axis. 17. What is City B s most LIKELY season? a. Summer 18. What is City A s most LIKELY season? b. Winter 19. If it is SUMMER in the Northern Hemisphere, where is city C most likely located? d. Antarctica 20. If the Sun rises at 7:52 a.m. and sets at 5:21 p.m., what is the most LIKELY season?

9 b. Winter

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