How Does Earth's Orbit Affect The Seasons? Test Your Knowledge!

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1.

The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?
- A.
  
  Approximately 25 degrees
- B.
  
  Exactly 25 degrees
- C.
  
  23.5 degrees
- D.
  
  90 degrees with respect to the sun
2.

What does the earth's tilt cause?
- A.
  
  The seasons
- B.
  
  Day and Night
- C.
  
  Tsunamis
- D.
  
  Earthquakes
3.

What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
- A.
  
  Circular
- B.
  
  Elliptical (slightly oval)
- C.
  
  Square to rectangular
- D.
  
  Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
4.

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?
- A.
  
  The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
- B.
  
  The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
- C.
  
  The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
- D.
  
  The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
5.

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
- A.
  
  The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
- B.
  
  The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
- C.
  
  The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
- D.
  
  Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?
6.

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
- A.
  
  It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
- B.
  
  It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
- C.
  
  When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
- D.
  
  When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
7.

Which of the following best describes equinoxes?
- A.
  
  The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
- B.
  
  The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
- C.
  
  The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
- D.
  
  The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
8.

Which of the following best describes solstice.
- A.
  
  Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
- B.
  
  December 21 or 22
- C.
  
  June 21 or 22
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

The Arctic Circle receives several days each year where the sun never rises.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Each day past the summer solstice, the days get longer and longer until the fall equinox.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False