Bray
Suppa
Majoras
Parker
Lovell
100
A class was learning about the pattern of day and night on Earth. How much of Earth experiences night at the same time?
1/2
100
What causes day and night on Earth?
The rotation of Earth on its axis
100
Why does the sun appear to rise and fall in the sky each day?
because Earth is rotating on its axis.
100
What are the two seasons that start with an equinox?
Fall and Spring
100
What two seasons start with a SOLSTICE?
Summer and Winter
200
when the northern hemisphere is TILTED AWAY from the sun, what kind of light does it receive?
INDIRECT SUNLIGHT
200
When the northern hemisphere is TILTED TOWARD the sun, what kind of light does it receive from the sun?
Direct light
200
when it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere.
Summer because they always have opposite seasons.
200
When it is spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Fall (because the northern and southern hemispheres always have opposite seasons.)
200
What imaginary line divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
The equator
300
Our Earth is farthest from the Sun in JULY! Why is it warmer then?
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun in summer
and/or
the northern hemisphere get longer hours of sunlight
and/or
The northern hemisphere gets more DIRECT light
300
How long does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the sun?
one year or 365 1/4 days
300
The longest day of sunlight of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Summer Solstice which is on June 21st
300
What is the Shortest day of sunlight of the year?
The Winter Solstice December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere
300
What do we call the day in March when we have equal amounts of Day and night?
The Spring Equinox
400
What best explains why the amount of daylight increases each day in Ohio as the summer months approach?
The northern hemisphere is tilting more towards the sun.
400
Which type of rays from the sun spread out?
INDIRECT Rays like we have in the winter - they are less intense)
400
Why is the northern hemisphere warmer in the summer than in the winter?
More DIRECT sunlight shines on the northern hemisphere in the summer
400
The TILT of the Earth combined with _____________ around the sun causes us to experience seasons on Earth.
REVOLUTION around the sun
400
Which rays from the sun are stronger?
DIRECT Rays - like we have in the summer
500
In June, the Northern Hemisphere has ______________ hours of daylight.
More
500
In this diagram, the northern hemisphere is having:
Summer
500
True or false?
At the equator the amount of sunlight hours each day stays the same all year.
True
500
In this diagram, the northern hemisphere is having WINTER in which position?
C
500
From December to June in the northern hemisphere, do the days become longer or shorter?
longer