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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two seasons that the Philippines experiences?

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

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

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

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

    <p>Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

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