Summer and Winter Solstices

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What is the angle of Earth's axial tilt?

  • 30 degrees
  • 20 degrees
  • 25 degrees
  • 23.5 degrees (correct)

What occurs when the Earth spins around its axis?

  • Orbit
  • Tilt
  • Revolution
  • Rotation (correct)

What is the name of the imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth and the North and South Poles?

  • Tropic of Cancer
  • Prime Meridian
  • Earth's Axis (correct)
  • Equator

What is the period of the year when the days are longest in the Northern Hemisphere?

<p>Summer solstice (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that causes the difference in seasons around the globe?

<p>Earth's axial tilt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the two times of the year when the Sun crosses the celestial equator?

<p>Equinoxes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two seasons that the Philippines experiences?

<p>Rainy and dry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the Earth's tilt on its axis?

<p>Different weather conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the period of the year when the days are shortest in the Northern Hemisphere?

<p>Winter solstice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the Sun?

<p>Revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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