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Seasons on Earth

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Seasons on Earth”, from the unit “Our solar system and beyond” (Year 7 Science) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. When it is winter in northern Europe, what season is it in South Africa?
  2. What angle is Earth titled at compared with the plane of its orbit?
  3. Which season has the longest days?
  4. What place on Earth experiences 24 hours of daylight on 25th December?
  5. Which places on Earth get the most light from the Sun?
  6. A child living in York is writing out their address for an alien. Put the places in correct order, starting with the city.
  7. The dashed red line in the picture represents Earth's tilted ___ of rotation.
  8. In countries that have summers and winters, the seasons change because Earth’s tilted axis does not change ___ as Earth orbits the Sun.
  9. Which image best represents Earth's orbit of the Sun?
  10. Which statement about places at the equator is true?
  11. Which month is represented in this image, and why? The pink lines are the paths of the UK and southern Chile as Earth spins. The yellow arrows are the Sun's rays.
  12. Which of the statements help to explain seasons on Earth?

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