There are more daylight hours in Georgia in summer than winter because

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun....

It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere

What are characteristics of the outer planets?

Large, Gaseous, Farthest from the sun

Earth would no longer have seasons if...

Earth no longer had a tilt in its axis

Why do some places on Earth experience the changes of the season?

Earth rotates on a tilted axis as it orbits the Sun.

What causes seasons on Earth?

The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is....

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere

What are characteristics of the inner planets?

Small, rocky, nearer to the center of the solar system

Which describes the amount of sunlight received in Georgia throughout the year?

More daylight in the summer months than in the winter months

If Earth did not tilt on its axis, what would no longer happen?

The length of the day would remain constant

The relative size of the planets

Which two features affect the amount of daylight throughout the year in some places on Earth?

The tilt of Earth's axis and orbit of Earth around the Sun

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Solar System Assessment

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1
There are more daylight hours in Georgia in summer than winter because
there is no snow to reflect the sunlight
There are higher levels of rainfall
Sunlight makes growing plants give off more water vapor
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
2
About how many days are there between one full moon and the next full moon?
21 days
28 days
14 days
7 days
3
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun....
It is springtime in the Northern Hemisphere
It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere
It is fall in the Northern Hemisphere
It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere
4
What are characteristics of the outer planets?
Medium size, gaseous, all have rings
Large, Gaseous, Farthest from the sun
Small, rocky, closest to the sun
5
Earth would no longer have seasons if...
All the humans moved toward the Earth's poles
Earth no longer had a tilt in its axis
more moons orbited Earth
Earth orbited the sun more quickly
6
Why do some places on Earth experience the changes of the season?
Water on Earth evaporates because of the Sun's energy.
Earth rotates on a tilted axis as it orbits the Sun.
Earth gets closer or farther from the Sun.
The appearance of the Moon changes over time.
7
What causes seasons on Earth?
The gravitational pull of Earth
The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun
The orbit of the moon around Earth
The evaporation of Earth's water by the sun
8
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is....
Fall in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere
9
Days are longest in the Northern Hemisphere when the earth is tilted...
Away from the sun
Toward the sun
10
What are characteristics of the inner planets?
Small, rocky, nearer to the center of the solar system
take the longest to circle the sun, gaseous
Large, farthest away from the sun, Gaseous
11
Which describes the amount of sunlight received in Georgia throughout the year?
The amount of daylight is the same all year long.
The amount of daylight changes with the moon phases
More daylight in the summer months than in the winter months
Daylight is longer during the winder months
12
Why does Earth have day and night?
The moon revolves around the Earth
Earth revolves around the moon
Earth revolves around the sun
Earth rotates on its axis
13
Daylight is shortest in the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth is tilted...
Away from the sun
Toward the sun
14
If Earth did not tilt on its axis, what would no longer happen?
Tides would happen weekly instead of daily
Eclipses of the Moon would not be observed
The days of the month would be equal.
The length of the day would remain constant
15
This model shows:
The relative size of the planets
The composition of the planets
The orbit of the planets
The correct order of the planets
16
Which two features affect the amount of daylight throughout the year in some places on Earth?
Rotation of the Sun and the rotation of Earth
The tilt of Earth's axis and orbit of Earth around the Sun
Rotation of Earth and the orbit of the Earth around the Sun
Orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the sun

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