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1.	What makes the seasons change?
The wind
The earth's changing position in relation to the sun
The temperature

2.	When is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
When the North Pole slants toward the sun
When the North Pole slants away from the sun
When the North Pole is perpendicular to the sun

3.	What is an equinox?
A time when day and night are about equal throughout the world
A time when a day without night is followed by a night without day
A year when all 4 seasons are of equal length

4.	How many equinoxes occur each year?
4
3
2

5.	When does an equinox occur?
When the sun is directly above one of the earth`s poles
When the sun is directly above the equator
When each of the seasons begins

6.	In what 2 months do the equinoxes occur?
June and December
June and July
March and September

7.	What is a solstice?
The moment each year when the sun reaches its northernmost and southernmost points
The moment each year when the sun is directly above the equator
The moment each year when the sun is directly over the north and south poles

8.	In what seasons do solstices occur?
Summer and winter
Spring and fall
Spring and summer

9.	In the Northern Hemisphere, what is the shortest day of the year?
The day of the summer solstice
The day of the winter solstice
There is no shortest day--all days are of equal length

10.	What regions of the earth do not have four climatic seasons?
All regions in the Northern Hemisphere
All regions in the Southern Hemisphere
Polar regions