Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science

Section 2: Time and Seasons

Section Review Quiz

1
When does the Sun reach an equinox?
A)When it reaches the greatest distance north of the equator.
B)When it is directly above Earth's equator, and the number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours.
C)When it reaches the greatest distance south of the equator.
D)When there are more hours of daylight hours than there nighttime hours.
2
During which month does Earth's northern hemisphere experience more hours of daylight?
A)December
B)June
C)March
D)October
3
_______ is the spinning of Earth on its axis, an imaginary line drawn through Earth from its rotational north pole to its rotational south pole.
A)Revolution
B)Rotation
C)Ecliptic
D)Equinox
4
What term is given to an area 15° wide and has the same time?
A)international date line
B)coordinated universal time
C)time zone
D)prime meridian
5
How many degrees does Earth spin in one hour?
A)five degrees
B)ten degrees
C)three-hundred and sixty degrees
D)fifteen degrees
6
What is the ecliptic?
A)It is the plane of the Sun's orbit around Earth.
B)It is the motion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
C)It is the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
D)It is the spinning of Earth on its axis.
7
Why do seasons change?
A)Earth's seasonal changes are caused by gravitational pull.
B)Earth's seasonal changes are caused by an equinox.
C)Earth's seasonal changes are caused by a solstice.
D)Earth's seasonal changes are caused by its tilt, rotation, and revolution.
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