5 Written Questions

1. areas north of the equator experience longer days and shorter nights; the sun's rays hit the earth at a more direct angle
2. orbit or revolution
3. the hump evolved to provide fat storage when food is scarce. (adaptation - the hump) (My hump, my hump, my lovely...)
4. Your packet says September 20 (but it's really September 23)
5. when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun

5 Matching Questions

1. What is the imaginary line that passes through the p;oles of the earth?
2. the longest day of the year is the...
3. Jennie moved from Florida to Maine. She bought a whole new wardrobe. Why? Is this the same type of adaptation as animals?
4. The time it takes the earth to make one revolution around the sun?
5. What is a season?

1. a axis
2. b summer solstice - June 21
3. c One of the four periods of the year.
4. d climate in Maine is colder and dressed warmer. BEHAVIORAL adaptation.
5. e 365 days and 6 hours (or 365 1/4 days)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. phases - and changes 3 times for every season
   1. What is our main source of heat?
   2. What does the moon go through?
   3. What changes do seasons bring?
   4. What causes the seasons?
2. equinoxes
   1. The days that are exactly half way between the summer and winter solstices are the...
   2. the days when the sun reaches its farthest northern and southern latutides are...
   3. As the earth moves around the sun, its axis......
   4. the shortest day of the year is the...
3. the tilt of the Earth's axis
   1. What is a season?
   2. What changes do seasons bring?
   3. What causes the seasons?
   4. when will we have summer?
4. the polar bear's lighter coat made it easier to survive and sneak up on prey. (adaptation - lighter colored fur)
   1. The time it takes for earth to complete one full rotation (spin)
   2. The earth's oval movemetn around the sun is called...
   3. The earth's axis is tilted at what angle?
   4. Thousands of years ago, polar bear's ancestors had brown fur. Why did the polar bear's fur change color over time?
5. the animals with longer necks survived to pass this trait to their offspring. (adaptation - the neck)
   1. Once the giraffe species had a short neck. Gradually the plants it ate gre taller and taller making it harder to get food and to spot its enemies. Through many generations it evlolved and grew a longer neck? Why?
   2. Early anteaters ate the insects in their surroundings. Gradually the area grea hotter, wetter, and became a dense jungle. Fewer insects could survive except the ants that lived depe inside cool tunnels. Why did the anteater evolve over many generations and adapt by growing a long snout?
   3. The earth's oval movemetn around the sun is called...
   4. What is the imaginary line that passes through the p;oles of the earth?

5 True/False Questions

1. The time it takes for earth to complete one full rotation (spin) → 24 hours

   True        False

2. the days when the sun reaches its farthest northern and southern latutides are... → equinoxes

   True        False

3. The one day when the top of the axis (north pole) is pointed directly towards the sun → June 21 - summer solstice

   True        False

4. As the earth moves around the sun, its axis...... → stays pointing in the same direction

   True        False

5. During an equinox... → the earth's axis is pointing neither towards nor away from the sun; all locations on earth receive exactly 12 hours daylight and 12 hours night

   True        False