Seasons and the Earth's Orbit II


1	The Earth is at its greatest distance from the sun on ___________.
		January 3
		July 4
		September 21
		March 20
		June 21

2	When the earth is closest to the sun in its orbit, this position is called _________.
		aphelion
		ecliptic
		perpendicularity
		perihelion
		parallelism

3	The summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere occurs on or about ________.
		September 22
		March 20
		December 21
		July 4
		June 21

4	On December 21, the area north of the Arctic Circle experiences ______ hours of darkness.
		24
		12
		0
		8
		Impossible to determine.

5	The part of the Earth south of ____________ will never receive the direct (perpendicular) rays of the sun.
		the Equator
		23 1/2 degrees north
		66 1/2 degrees north
		23 1/2 degrees south
		the Arctic Circle

6	On June 21, the noon sun is directly overhead at ________.
		the Equator
		66 1/2 degrees north
		23 1/2 degrees south
		the Tropic of Cancer
		0 degrees

7	The latitude of the Tropic of Cancer is ____________.
		66 1/2 degrees north
		23 1/2 degrees north
		66 1/2 degrees south
		45 degrees north
		23 1/2 degrees east

8	Which latitude always receives 24 hours of daylight?
		the Equator
		66 1/2 degrees south
		the Tropic of Capricorn
		the North Pole
		no latitude always receives 24 hours of daylight

9	True or False: At the Equator, the sun is always directly overhead at noon.
		True
		False




10	What would be the angle of the sun above the horizon at noon on March 20, if you were standing on the Tropic of Cancer?
		90 degrees (directly overhead)
		0 degrees (on the horizon)
		45 degrees (halfway between the horizon and the zenith)
		66 1/2 degrees
		23 1/2 degrees