Earth's Seasons - Ch 20 Lesson 1
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Mrs Waller's Earth Seasons Test
Questions and Answers
- 1.____________ is the movement of one object around another object.
- A.
Rotation
- B.
Revolution
- C.
Orbit
- D.
Option 4
- 2.The __________ diameter is more than 100 times greater than Earth’s diameter.
- 3.The path a revolving object follows is its ____________.
- A.
Orbit
- B.
Revolution
- C.
Rotation
- 4.It takes approximately one _________ for Earth to make one revolution around the Sun.
- 5.Earth moves around the Sun because of the pull of gravity between Earth and the Sun.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The force of gravity between two objects depends on the _______ and the _________ of the objects.
- A.
Shape and size
- B.
Mass and distance
- C.
Color and distance
- 7.Earth’s rotation makes the Sun appear to rise in the __________.
- 8.The ___________ of an object is its spinning motion.
- A.
Revolution
- B.
Rotation
- 9.It takes one _________ for Earth to complete one rotation.
- 10.Earth’s __________ change in a yearly cycle because of the tilt of its rotation axis and Earth’s motion around the Sun.
- A.
Days
- B.
Years
- C.
Seasons
- D.
Months
- 11.If the northern end of Earth’s axis leans toward the Sun, it is _______ or ________ in the northern hemisphere.
- A.
Fall or winter
- B.
Spring or summer
- C.
Spring or winter
- D.
Summer or fall
- 12.Because of the tilt of Earth’s axis, Earth’s surface becomes more tilted as you move away from the sun.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Regions of Earth near the poles receive less energy than regions near the equator.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The end of Earth’s axis that is tilted toward the Sun receives ______ energy from the Sun.
- 15.If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
- 16.During a __________, Earth’s rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun.
- A.
Equinox
- B.
Solstice
- 17.Solstices occur four times each year.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The June solstice is the first day of _____________ in the northern hemisphere.
- A.
Spring
- B.
Summer
- C.
Winter
- D.
Fall
- 19.During its revolution, Earth’s axis does not lean toward or away from the Sun during a(n) _____________.
- A.
Solstice
- B.
Equinox
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
- 20.The September equinox marks the first day of _______ in the southern hemisphere
- 21.The March equinox marks the first day of _________ in the northern hemisphere.
- A.
Fall
- B.
Summer
- C.
Winter
- D.
Spring
- 22.List the seasons in order beginning with the season that we are currently in. (Spelling counts; separate each season with a comma)
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