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8 seasons trivia questions

Seasons questions with answers and source links. Print the short round and complete key together.

8 questions · Seasons trivia questions · answers included

Seasons trivia questions

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  1. 1

    What causes Earth's seasons: its tilt or its changing distance from the Sun?

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    Answer

    Its tilt.

    Source: NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

  2. 2

    When the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, which season does the Northern Hemisphere have?

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    Answer

    Summer.

    Source: NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

  3. 3

    When the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, which season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

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    Answer

    Winter.

    Source: NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

  4. 4

    Around which month does the North Pole tilt toward the Sun?

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    Answer

    June.

    Source: NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

  5. 5

    Is Earth closest to the Sun during the Northern Hemisphere's summer or its winter?

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    Answer

    Its winter.

    Source: NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

  6. 6

    What name is given to the big object thought to have knocked Earth's axis off-kilter long ago?

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    Answer

    Theia.

    Source: NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

  7. 7

    Near which date is the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?

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    Answer

    Near March 21.

    Source: National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/fsd/season

  8. 8

    At an equinox, which two things are nearly equal everywhere on Earth?

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    Answer

    Daylight and darkness.

    Source: National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/cle/seasons

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