Seasons in the Sun Sample Quiz

True and False

1. ______ The seasons on earth are caused by the distance between the earth and the sun?

2. ______ The seasons are not influenced by the tilt of the earth on its axis?

3. ______ An equinox is occurs when there are equal hours of day and night?

4. ______ During our summer solstice, the northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight than the southern hemisphere?

Multiple Choice

____ 1. Day and night are caused by

a.	the tilt of Earth’s axis.
b.	Earth’s revolution around the sun.
c.	eclipses.
d.	Earth’s rotation on its axis.

____ 2. Earth has seasons because

a.	Earth rotates on its axis.
b.	the distance between Earth and the sun changes.
c.	Earth’s axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
d.	the temperature of the sun changes.

____ 3. When the north end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience

a.	more indirect rays and shorter days.
b.	more indirect rays and longer days.
c.	more direct rays and shorter days.
d.	more direct rays and longer days.

____ 4. An equinox occurs when

a.	neither end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.
b.	the north end of Earth’s axis is tilted away from the sun.
c.	the north end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun.
d.	Earth’s axis is parallel to the sun’s rays.

Matching (Answer from a northern perspective.  Some questions may have multiple answers.)

SS Summer Solstice FE Fall Equinox WS Winter Solstice SE Spring Equinox

______ 1. Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer

______ 2. Plane of the Ecliptic intersects the Tropic of Cancer

______ 3. Locations above the Artic Circle receive twenty-four hours of sunlight

______ 4. Northern Hemisphere receives longest amount of daylight

______ 5. Sun rises north of east

______ 6. Southern Hemisphere receives shortest amount of daylight

______ 7. No sunrise at locations south of the Antarctic Circle

______ 8. Plane of the ecliptic is south of the equator

______ 9. Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn

______ 10. Winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere

______ 11. Plane of the Ecliptic intersects the Tropic of Capricorn

______ 12. Locations above the Antarctic Circle receive twenty-four hours of sunlight

______ 13. Southern Hemisphere receives longest amount of daylight

______ 14. Sun rises south of east

______ 15. Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere

______ 16. Northern Hemisphere receives shortest amount of daylight

______ 17. Sun directly above equator

______ 18. Sunset south of west

______ 19. The sun sets in the west

______ 20. Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere

______ 21. Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere

______ 22. Sun is directly above 23.5 degrees S

______ 23. Sun is directly above 23.5 degrees N

______ 24. Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere

______ 25. Sun directly above equator

______ 26. No sunrise at locations north of the Arctic Circle

______ 27. Plane of the ecliptic is north of the equator

______ 28. Plane of the ecliptic intersects the equator

______ 29. Equal days and night

______ 30. The sun rises in the east

______ 31. Fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere

______ 32. Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere

______ 33. Fall begins in the Southern Hemisphere

______34. Sunset north of west