Multiple Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Twice a year, the Sun is directly above the equator. This causes
a. | the Summer Solstice | c. | the Spring and Fall Equinoxes | b. | the Winter
Solstice |
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A year is caused by
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What part of the Earth has little to no change in temperature from season to
season?
a. | the part near the equator | c. | the Northern
Hemisphere | b. | the part near Earth’s poles | d. | the Southern
Hemisphere |
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The longest day of the year is the
a. | Spring Equinox | c. | Winter Solstice | b. | Fall Equinox | d. | Summer Solstice |
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As the Earth spins on its axis, it
a. | goes through the seasons | c. | travels around the Sun | b. | goes from day to
night | d. | it is revolving |
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The Earth’s orbit is an ellipse. Sometimes Earth gets closer to the
Sun and other times, farther away. When is Earth closest to the Sun?
a. | during our Summer | c. | about July 4th | b. | about January 3rd | d. | an ellipse is a round
circle |
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During an equinox, which hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun?
a. | Northern | c. | neither | b. | Southern |
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We have summer during July because
a. | the Earth is closer to the Sun | c. | the sun gets hotter during
July | b. | the northern hemisphere is closer to the sun | d. | our hemisphere is getting more direct solar
radiation and for more hours |
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The hemisphere receiving less solar radiation is getting solar radiation at less
of an angle, having shorter days, and is
a. | having winter | b. | having summer |
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Why do we have higher temperatures during our summer?
a. | the days are longer | c. | the Sun shines hotter | b. | Earth is closer to
the Sun | d. | we are getting more
direct radiation from the Sun |
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Solstices and equinoxes are caused by
a. | Earth’s rotation | c. | Earth’s Moon | b. | Earth’s revolution | d. | Earth’s
tilt |
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During our summer, we get the most daylight hours and during the winter, we get
the least hours of daylight. When do we get equal hours of daylight and nighttime?
a. | during the Winter Solstice | c. | during the Summer
Solstice | b. | during the Spring and Fall equinoxes | d. | during the Summer
Equinox |
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Why does it get dark at night?
a. | the Moon comes between the Earth and Sun | c. | our side of the Earth rotates away
from the Sun | b. | the Sun goes behind the Earth |
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Why is it warmer in Georgia in the summer than in the winter?
a. | because Georgia is closer to the sun in summer than in winter | c. | because
Earth’s tilt causes the Earth to revolve more slowly in the summer | b. | because the ocean is
warmer in the summer than in the winter | d. | because Earth’s tilt makes Georgia receive more direct sunlight in the
summer |
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On the summer solstice, the Earth
a. | is tilted away from the Sun | c. | is not tilted toward or away | b. | is tilted toward the Sun |
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During the Summer Solstice in Australia, which hemisphere is tilted towards the
Sun?
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What contains over 99% of the mass found in the
Solar System?
a. | the planets | c. | Earth
and the Moon | b. | Jupiter | d. | the Sun |
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Earth’s tilt causes the Sun’s radiation to strike Earth at different
angles. During the summertime here in Georgia, the Sun’s radiation
a. | strikes the Northern Hemisphere more directly | c. | strikes the Southern Hemisphere
more directly | b. | strikes the Nothern Hemisphere less directly | d. | strikes both hemispheres
equally |
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Rotation causes
a. | a year to pass | c. | day
and night | b. | the seasons | d. | eclipses |
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The seasons in the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres are
a. | the same | c. | are
not related | b. | opposites |
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The Earth’s magnetic field
a. | does not affect humans | c. | helps protect us from harmful radiation | b. | only affects
compasses | d. | does not extend
into space |
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Earth’s axis is tilted
a. | 90 degrees | c. | 23.5
degrees | b. | 45 degrees | d. | 15
degrees |
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The seasons are caused
a. | by the change in Earth’s
orbit | c. | the tilt of the Earth | b. | by the Earth’s rotation | d. | by the
Earth’s axis |
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The reason that parts of the Earth are warmer
during the summer is because
a. | the Earth is closer to the Sun | c. | that part of the Earth is getting more direct
radiation | b. | the days are longer | d. | that part of the
Earth is tilted away from the Sun |
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A complete orbit around the Sun is called
a. | a rotation | c. | one day and one night | b. | a
revolution |
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