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19 questions
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  • Q1
    What are the two times a year when daylight and darkness are roughly equal?
    Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox
    December Solstice and June Solstice
    Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice
    Spring Solstice and Fall Solstice
    30s
  • Q2
    Which solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?
    Autumnal Equinox
    Winter Solstice
    Summer Solstice
    Vernal Equinox
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the angle of the Earth's tilt from the vertical?
    23.5°
    45.0°
    15.0°
    30.0°
    30s
  • Q4
    What phenomenon causes the change of seasons on Earth?
    The shape of the Earth
    The speed of the Earth's rotation
    The tilt of the Earth's axis
    The distance from the sun
    30s
  • Q5
    During which season is the Northern Hemisphere oriented towards the sun?
    Fall
    Summer
    Spring
    Winter
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere known as?
    Spring Equinox
    Winter Solstice
    Summer Solstice
    Autumn Equinox
    30s
  • Q7
    What does the axis of the Earth represent?
    A line of latitude
    A physical structure on Earth
    An imaginary line that an object spins on
    An orbit around the sun
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the significance of the Earth spinning on its axis?
    It changes the climate
    It causes day and night
    It impacts season duration
    It affects ocean tides
    30s
  • Q9
    How are degrees used in the context of Earth's tilt?
    As a measurement of angle
    As a measurement of distance
    As a measurement of speed
    As a measurement of weight
    30s
  • Q10
    What are the two times a year when the Earth's axis is not tilted away from or toward the sun?
    Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice
    Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox
    Full Moon and New Moon
    Spring Equinox and Fall Equinox
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere called?
    Autumnal Equinox
    Vernal Equinox
    Winter Solstice
    Summer Solstice
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the shortest day and longest night of the year known as?
    Vernal Equinox
    Autumnal Equinox
    Summer Solstice
    Winter Solstice
    30s
  • Q13
    What angle is the Earth tilted at approximately?
    30 degrees
    15 degrees
    23.5 degrees
    45 degrees
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the definition of an axis in relation to the Earth?
    An imaginary line that an object spins on
    A physical barrier
    The Earth's surface
    A type of weather phenomenon
    30s
  • Q15
    How does the tilt of the Earth affect the seasons?
    It affects the speed of the Earth's rotation
    It has no effect
    It causes different parts to receive varying amounts of sunlight
    It changes the shape of the Earth
    30s

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