1.. The earth is closest to the sun at
A. Perihelion
B. Aphelion
C.. Apogee
D. Perigee
2. What do you call the point of the Earth's orbit that is farthest away from the sun?
A .Aphelion
B. Equinox
C. Perihelion
D. Solstice
3. During Summer, the days are
A. shorter than the nights
C. the same length as the night
B. longer than the nights
D. none of the above
4. In what direction does the sun set?
A. North
C. East
B. West
D. South
5. Which among the following causes the changes in seasons?
A. Sun's rays
C. Phases of the moon
B. Earth's tilt
D. None of the above
6. . During Winter, the days are
A. shorter than the nights
C. the same length as the night
B. longer than the nights
D. none of the above
7. What effect does the tilting of the earth have?
A. When the Earth is tilted away from the Sun we have day.
B. When the Earth is tilted away from the Sun we have night.
C. It changes the angle that the Sun strikes the Earth in different land areas.
D. It causes the Earth to be farther away from the Sun at different times of the year.
8. Earth's seasons caused by which of the following?
A. The varying amount of sunspot activity.
B. The rotation of the earth during 24-hour day.
C. The earth's orbit about the sun as an ellipse rather than a circle.
D. The tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation relative to the path as Earth revolves around the sun.
9. When it is summer in Southern Hemisphere, which of the following best describes the tilting of the Earth in the​