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The seasons are caused by:

Time at a location depends on its:

Earth in space year 7 Science

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1
Time at a location depends on its:
line of latitude
distance from the sun
line of longitude
altitude above sea level
2
The seasons are caused by:
the solstices
the revolution of the Earth around the sun
the angle at which the sun's rays strike the Earth
the distance of the Earth from the sun
3
The longest and shortest days of the year are called:
the summer and winter solstices
the autumn equinoxes
the spring equinoxes
the winter and summer solstices
4
The sun:
revolves around the Earth
rises in the east and sets in the west
is not a star
sets in the east and rises in the west
5
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
365 and a quarter days
365 and a half days
365 days
366 days
6
The equator is:
the imaginary line around the center of the Earth
in the northern hemisphere
in the southern hemisphere
the imaginary line between the poles
7
The southern hemisphere experiences summer when:
neither hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
it is summer in the northern hemisphere as well
it is tilted towards the sun
it is tilted away from the sun
8
Day and night are caused by:
the Earth's tilt
the rotation of the Earth on its axis
the Earth rotating from east to west
the revolution of the Earth around the sun
9
In winter the sun is:
low in the sky, rises late in the morning
casting a long shadow
high in the sky, rises early in the morning
striking the Earth more directly
10
The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of
25 degrees
23.5 degrees
24 degrees
23 degrees