Earth's Seasons
5 Questions
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After completing this quiz you should have a good idea of why we experience seasons here on Earth and the differences between the solstices and equinoxes.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Seasons are due to the tilt of the earth compared to its rotation axis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
What is the degree of the tilt of the Earth's axis?
- A.
30 degrees
- B.
25 degrees
- C.
50 degrees
- D.
15.5 degrees
- E.
23.5 degrees
Correct Answer
E. 23.5 degrees -
- 3.
When it is Summer in the Northern hemisphere it is...?
- A.
Winter in the Southern hemisphere
- B.
Fall in the Southern hemisphere
- C.
Spring in the Southern hemisphere
- D.
Summer in the Southern hemisphere
- E.
Cold outside
Correct Answer
A. Winter in the Southern hemisphere -
- 4.
One what month and day of the year does the winter solstice occur?
- A.
March 15
- B.
December 21
- C.
November 30
- D.
January 21
- E.
January 1
Correct Answer
B. December 21 -
- 5.
During the Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes day and night are equal in both hemispheres.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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