1. What time of year is the sun farthest from Earth?

in our summer
in our winter
in our spring
in our fall

2. Which of the following shows the angle of Earth's axis relative to the sun?

3. What month would Utah have the greatest number of daylight hours per day?

January
June
September
December

4. What month would Utah have the sun's light strike at the lowest angle?

January
June
September
December

5. How would the Earth change in position for a city in North America to experience Spring or Fall?

6. Why does the air temperature rise in the summer?

We are closer to the sun
The air becomes thicker and denser
The sun's rays are more direct and days are longer
The ration of the hours of daylight to the hours of night is reduced

7. Use this drawing of a light shining on a dark piece of paper to answer the next question. The papers are all the same distance from the light but are angled differently.

Which paper will get the hottest?

A
B
C
None of the above

8. Use this diagram of the sun and Earth's path around the sun to answer the question. The "N" indicates North and Earth is traveling from A to B to C and then to D. At which position will the day and night hours be equal in length?

A and B
B and C
C and D
B and D

9. Using the drawing below, compare the position of the sun in the summer to the position of the sun in the winter. Which statement is true?

The sun is lower in the sky at noon in the winter than in the summer
There is no difference in the sun's position in any season at noon
The sun is closer to the earth in the summer time than in the winter
The Earth takes longer to rotate in the wintertime than in the summer