Earth Science 2 Test Review

What is the primary reason for why Earth has seasons?

Revolution is the way the Earth spins on its axis.

Temperatures vary in a predictable pattern depending on

Which location in Earth’s orbit represents a winter day in Florida?

Which season is beginning in the northern hemisphere?

Summer is experienced in whichever place on Earth is

Which month of the year would Antarctica have the most amount of ice covering the area?

What is the primary reason each city’s daylight hours changes throughout the year?

What is the primary factor that influences these major climate zones? (*what effects the yearly avg. temperature?)

Which city lies closest to the Equator?

Which hemispheres are City X and City Y located in?

Which city lies at about the same latitude as Washington, D.C.?

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Revolution is how the Earth moves around the sun.

What is climate?

Which location in Earth’s orbit represents a summer day in NJ?

Which of the following statements best describes the picture below?

____________ is the way the Earth spins on its axis. ____________ is how the Earth moves around the sun.

Earth revolves around the Sun once every year.

Based upon the image below, what season is the northern hemisphere most likely experiencing?

The winter season (coldest temps) in Rio de Janeiro occurs from approximately ________________.

At the time of the year shown by the diagram,  locations at 35°N latitude generally experience ______________.

Earth’s axis is always tilted 23.5° away from the North Star

What is the name of the North Star?

Oslo, Norway is warmest in the summer because sunlight in summer is