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Yr 7 Earth and Space Science: Seasons
Yr 7 Earth and Space Science: Seasons
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What is the name for the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun?
Revolution
Orbit
Ellipse
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How long does it take for the Earth to move around the sun once?
264
312
356
365
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What direction does the earth spin on its axis?
Southernly
Easterly
Northernly
Westly
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Why does the sun travel east to west?
The earth points easterly towards the sun
The sun is orbiting around the earth
The earth's rotation makes it appear as if the sun is moving
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Where does the maximum amount of heat energy reach the earth?
Norther Hemisphere
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
North Pole
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If the Earth's axis was not tilted what would happen to the seasons?
There would be reversed
Stay the same
There would be no seasons
Nothing
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Is the Earth's axis tilted?
Yes
No
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If the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what season is it?
Autumn
Summer
Winter
Spring
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Other than the sun being high in the sky, what else occurs in summer?
Days are longer
The earth is hotter
Nothing
Days are not hot
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Where does no season occur on the Earth?
South Pole
Northern Hemisphere
North Pole
Equator
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In what season is the sun low in the sky?
Winter
Spring
Autumn
Summer
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What is the shape of the earth's orbit?
Ellipse
Eclipse
Oblong
Circle
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Why are the North and South Pole cold?
Suns light & heat spread over a larger area= less heat
The sun doesn't reach the poles
There is ice at the poles
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What is another thing the Earth does as it orbits the sun?
Rotates
Spins backwards
Nothing
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Where is the Earth's axis?
At the North Pole
A line going through the North and South Poles
At the South Pole
At the equator
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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around its axis?
12 hours
24 hours
16 hours
48 hours
