LET’S APPLY!
Exercise No. 1: Please answer the following questions. Write your answer in a properly labeled
answer sheet.
1. How does the tilt of the Earth affect the distribution of the Sun's energy?
a. sunlight strikes the poles more directly than the equator
b. sunlight strikes the equator more directly than the poles
c. all areas on the Earth receive the same amount of sunlight
d. sunlight strikes the North Pole directly year-round

2. The hemisphere of Earth that is tilted away from the sun receives less ____________ than
the other hemisphere receives.

a. solar energy c. tropics
b. revolution d. latitude
3. The higher latitudes are cooler than the lower latitudes.
a. True b. False
4. Seasons happen at different times in different parts of the world.
a. sometimes True c. Always True
b. Always False d. Sometimes False

5. This is the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when
day and night are of approximately equal length.

a. Solstice b. Nighttime c. Equinox d. Tropic of Cancer