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4. Identify the current season at location X and explain what causes the season at location X

5. / The season at location X is winter. / Because the Earth is tilted 23.5˚, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receives indirect light. The indirect rays spread the energy over a larger area and don’t produce as much heat as direct rays would / The season at location X is winter. / Because the Earth is tilted 23.5˚, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receives indirect light. The indirect rays spread the energy over a larger area and don’t produce as much heat as direct rays would Return

6. The tables show the average temperatures and daylight hours for a city in the Northern Hemisphere during two different seasons. Using the information from the table, complete the model

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8. A student records the hours of darkness of certain days in the year and records the average temperature for those days in the data table. / Which statement explains the trend seen in the table? / A. The length of darkness causes warmer temperatures / B. The sun rotates closer to Earth to Cause warmer temperatures. / C. Changes in the speed of Earth’s rotation cause changes in Temperature. / D. Changes in the angle and altitude of the sun cause changes in temperature. / Which statement explains the trend seen in the table? / A. The length of darkness causes warmer temperatures / B. The sun rotates closer to Earth to Cause warmer temperatures. / C. Changes in the speed of Earth’s rotation cause changes in Temperature. / D. Changes in the angle and altitude of the sun cause changes in temperature.

9. D. Changes in the angle and altitude of the sun cause changes in temperature. / As the angle of sunlight becomes less direct, the number of daylight hours decrease and temperatures decrease. Return

12. Compare a star from the constellation Orion to the Sun. Put a  in the box if it is a property of the Sun and a  in the box if it is a property of a star in Orion.

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20. Asteroids are similar to comets because: a.They both are composed of rocks and metals b.They both have moons c.They both orbit the sun d.They both orbit planets

21. Asteroids are similar to comets because: / C. They both orbit the sun Return a.They both are composed of rocks and metals b.They both have moons c.They both orbit the sun d.They both orbit planets

22. . _________is the spinning of a planet on its axis. a. revolution b. rotation c. orbit d. satellite

23. _________is the spinning of a planet on its axis. a. revolution b. rotation c. orbit d. satellite b. rotation Return

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