Assessment Directions: Read carefully each item. Write only the letter of your correct answer and use a separate sheet of paper for your answer.
1. What is the longest day of the year? A. fall equinox B. spring equinox C. summer solstice C. winter solstice
2. How long does Earth take to have a complete rotation? A. 365 days B. 368 days C. 370 days D. 375 days
3. What season when an area in which you live will tilts away from the sun? A. autumn B. spring C. summer D. winter
4. What condition causes more heat from the sunlight? A. direct B. indirect C. both A and B D. none of the above
5. Why do we experience the changing of the season on the Earth? A. rotation of the earth B. tilt of the earth C. both A and B D. none of the above
6. What splits the northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere? A. the Equator B. the Atlantic Ocean C. the Pacific Ocean D. none of the above
7. Which term is used to describe light that is hitting a region straight on? A. blunt sunlight B. direct sunlight C. open sunlight D. straight sunlight
8. In winter, when the northern hemisphere is getting very little direct sunlight, A. days are long B. temperatures are high C. temperatures are low D. temperatures are moderate
9. How many hours are in a day? A. 12 B. 24 C. 36 D. 48
10. Why does the equator stay warm all year long? A. Because the equator is cold all year long B. Because the climate each year does not change C. Because the direct rays hit the equator all year D. All of the above​