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Science Quiz - Days and Seasons (Questions)

Embark on an adventure in KS2 Science with this quiz exploring Earth's movements! Discover how the Earth going around the Sun and spinning makes our days, seasons, and years.

Days, seasons, and years happen because of how our Earth moves in space. It travels around the Sun once a year, creating different seasons - like winter and summer. Also, the Earth spins every day, making one side dark (night) and the other side sunny. Sunrises, sunsets, and changing seasons are amazing! Did you know it's the Earth moving, not the Sun? Explore more in this cool Science quiz!

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1. What causes day and night?
[ ] The Sun moves around the Earth
[ ] The Moon comes out, causing night
[ ] The Earth orbits the Sun
[ ] The Earth rotates on its axis
2. How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
[ ] One day
[ ] One month
[ ] One year
[ ] One decade
3. The Earth is divided into its northern and southern hemispheres by what?
[ ] Its axis
[ ] The Equator
[ ] The North and South Poles
[ ] Lines of longitude
4. How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
[ ] One day
[ ] One week
[ ] One month
[ ] One year
5. Which of the following causes the seasons to change?
[ ] The Moon
[ ] The Earth's tilt on its axis
[ ] The Earth's rotation
[ ] Changing weather
6. If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
[ ] Spring
[ ] Summer
[ ] Autumn
[ ] Winter
7. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which pole is tilted towards the Sun?
[ ] The North pole
[ ] The South pole
[ ] Both poles are equidistant (an equal distance) from the Sun
[ ] Both poles are tilted away from the Sun
8. In which season are the nights much longer than the days?
[ ] Spring
[ ] Summer
[ ] Winter
[ ] Autumn
9. On two days each year, the Earth receives equal amounts of daylight and darkness. What are these days called?
[ ] Rotation days
[ ] Seasons
[ ] Solstices
[ ] Equinoxes
10. Why does the South Pole receive no sunlight during its winter?
[ ] The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
[ ] The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth in the winter
[ ] The Earth stops rotating in the winter
[ ] The Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Day and night

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Science Quiz - Days and Seasons (Answers)
1. What causes day and night?
[ ] The Sun moves around the Earth
[ ] The Moon comes out, causing night
[ ] The Earth orbits the Sun
[x] The Earth rotates on its axis
The Earth rotates on its axis. When part of the Earth is facing away from the Sun, it is dark because it cannot receive any sunlight. As the Earth rotates, that part gradually turns to face the Sun (we call this moment 'sunrise') and it becomes day
2. How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
[ ] One day
[ ] One month
[x] One year
[ ] One decade
When our part of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun it is summer and when we are tilted away from the Sun it is winter
3. The Earth is divided into its northern and southern hemispheres by what?
[ ] Its axis
[x] The Equator
[ ] The North and South Poles
[ ] Lines of longitude
The Equator is an imaginary line which goes around the Earth's middle
4. How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
[x] One day
[ ] One week
[ ] One month
[ ] One year
When our part of the Earth is pointing towards the Sun it is daytime and when we are pointing away from the Sun it is night
5. Which of the following causes the seasons to change?
[ ] The Moon
[x] The Earth's tilt on its axis
[ ] The Earth's rotation
[ ] Changing weather
The Earth's tilt on its axis means that as the Earth orbits the Sun, the amount of sunlight received by each hemisphere changes, causing the changing seasons. The equator, however, always receives 12 hours of sunlight each day and does not experience changing seasons (although it does experience changing weather)
6. If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
[ ] Spring
[x] Summer
[ ] Autumn
[ ] Winter
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere
7. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which pole is tilted towards the Sun?
[x] The North pole
[ ] The South pole
[ ] Both poles are equidistant (an equal distance) from the Sun
[ ] Both poles are tilted away from the Sun
When the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun the South Pole is tilted away from it
8. In which season are the nights much longer than the days?
[ ] Spring
[ ] Summer
[x] Winter
[ ] Autumn
In summer the days are much longer than the nights. In autumn and spring the days and nights are roughly the same length
9. On two days each year, the Earth receives equal amounts of daylight and darkness. What are these days called?
[ ] Rotation days
[ ] Seasons
[ ] Solstices
[x] Equinoxes
In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring (vernal) equinox is around the 21st of March and the autumnal equinox is around the 21st of September
10. Why does the South Pole receive no sunlight during its winter?
[ ] The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
[ ] The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth in the winter
[ ] The Earth stops rotating in the winter
[x] The Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, the South Pole is in darkness for 24 hours every day, while the North Pole (which is tilted towards the Sun at the same time) receives 24 hours of sunlight every day
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