1. The direction in which Earths axis is tilted changes as Earth orbits the Sun.
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1. The direction in which Earths axis is tilted changes as Earth orbits the Sun.
a. true
b. false
2. During which season (in the Northern Hemisphere) is Earth closest to the Sun?
a. winter
b. spring
c. summer
d. fall
3. During which season (in the Northern Hemisphere) is Earth farthest from the Sun?
a. winter
b. spring
c. summer
d. fall
4. The temperature stays approximately the same every month of the year at your location.
a. true
b. false
5. During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a. winter
b. spring
c. summer
d. fall
6.At different times of year, locations in the Northern Hemisphere can be a few thousand kilometers closer to or farther from the Sun than locations at the same latitude in the Southern Hemisphere. These differences in distance are the cause of the seasons.
a. true
b. false
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Drawing not to scale This section of the lab discusses seasons and the Earth's distance from the Sun during each season. The following table shows the distances, in kilometers (km), between the Sun and Earth for four months of the year. Figure 3 shows four different locations of Earth during its orbit around the Sun. Note that for each location drawn, Earth is correctly shown with its rotational axis tilted at an angle of 23.55 degree . Use Figure 3 and the Earth-Sun distance table to answer these questions.Explanation / Answer
1.
Answer: b) False
Explanation: Earth’s tilt cannot be affects its rotation.
2.
Answer: a) Winter
Explanation: Earth approaches very near to the Sun at the perihelion. In the Northern Hemisphere, Earth closest at winter season.
3.
Answer: c) Summer
Explanation: Earth far away to the Sun at the aphelion. In the Northern Hemisphere, Earth far away to the Sun at summer season.
4.
Answer: b) False
Explanation: Temperature should not be same every month of the year, because the rotation of the Earth around the Sun causes many variations in temperature, which variations in the temperature are called seasons.
5.
Answer: a) Winter
Explanation: Seasons in the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are opposite, so the time at summer season in the Northern hemisphere is same at the winter season in the Southern hemisphere.
6.
Answer: b) False
Explanation: Seasons does not affect Earth’s rotation from the Sun.
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