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Astronomy Quiz #1
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  • 1. What causes seasons on Earth?
A) The Sun cycle and sunspots
B) The distance between Earth and the Sun
C) Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
D) The Moon and tides
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  • 2. What name is given for the two days that are the shortest and longest of the year?
A) Equiniox
B) Vernal
C) Autumnal
D) Solstice
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  • 3. What is the Earth's motion around the Sun in a circular orbit called?
A) Spin
B) Roll
C) Rotation
D) Revolution
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  • 4. What name is given for the two days that have equal hours of day and night?
A) Vernal
B) Equinox
C) Solstice
D) Autumnal
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  • 5. What seasons do the solstices occur?
A) Winter & Spring
B) Summer & Fall
C) Summer & Winter
D) Winter & Fall
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  • 6. What is the name of the imaginary line around which the Earth spins?
A) Axis
B) Equator
C) Tilt
D) Angle
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  • 7. What causes night and day?
A) The Sun goes around the Earth
B) The Earth orbits the Sun
C) The Moon rising causes night time
D) The Earth rotating on its axis
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  • 8. How many degrees is the axis of Earth titled?
A) 45.5 degrees
B) 23.5 degrees
C) 90 degrees
D) 13.5 degrees
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  • 9. According to the illustration, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere on June 22?
A) Fall
B) Winter
C) Summer
D) Spring
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  • 10. What letter represents the Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) D March 21
B) A June 21
C) B Sept. 22
D) C Dec. 21
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  • 11. What term describes Earth spinning around on its axis?
A) Rotation
B) Roll
C) Sway
D) Revolution
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  • 12. What would happen if Earth's axis was straight up and down instead of tilted?
A) Life on Earth would not be possible
B) Earth would be covered with ice
C) There would be no night or day
D) There would be no seasons
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  • 13. What letter represents the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) B
B) D
C) A
D) C
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  • 14. The Equator receives _________ than the Northern Hemisphere?
A) Less direct sunlight
B) More direct sunlight
C) More night time
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  • 15. In December, the Northern Hemisphere ______________ ?
A) Receives the most powerful sunlight
B) Receives the most direct sunlight
C) Has the fewest hours of daylight
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  • 16. Halfway between the solstices, which hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
A) Southern Hemisphere
B) Northern Hemisphere
C) Neither Hemisphere
D) Both Hemispheres
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