Review Game – ONLY THE HOST CAN READ THIS!
ASK THE QUESTIONS IN RANDOM ORDER
Category 1 - Sketches
Q: Sketch “orbit” or “revolve” – they are the same
A:
Q: Sketch “rotate”
A:
Q: Sketch “axis”
A:
(the red lines)
Q: Sketch “tilt”
A:
(The axis should not be straight up and down)
Q: Sketch a picture showing the direction of Earth’s rotation.
A: Counterclockwise from the top
Q: Sketch a picture of the Earth and Sun when it is summer in the Northern
hemisphere.
Answer: The northern hemisphere is tilted
towards the sun.
Category 2 – Seasons
Q: True or false: It is summer when the Earth’s orbit is closer to the sun, and winter
when the orbit is farther away from the sun.
A: False – seasons are determined by tilt, not distance
Q: In which of the 4 seasons are days the shortest?
A: Winter
Q: What is the basis for our day?
A: Earth’s rotation takes 24 hours
Q:What is the basis for our month?
A: The moon take 27-28 days to revolve/orbit the Earth
Q: What is the basis for our year?
A: The Earth takes 365 and 1/4 days to revolve/orbit around the Sun
Q: True or false: Countries on the equator are hottest because they are closest to the
Sun.
A: False – They are hottest because they receive overall more total sunlight
10. Why don’t countries on the equator have different seasons?
A: They are not as affected by tilt, so they always get a lot of direct sunlight
2. Which direction does the Earth rotate, if you view it from the North pole?
A: Counterclockwise
3. Which direction does the moon revolve around the Earth, if you view it from the
North pole?
A: Counterclockwise
4. Which direction does the Earth revolve around the sun, if you view it from the
North pole?
A: Counterclockwise
Category 3 - Time Zones
Q: How many different time zones exist?
A: 24
Q: What lines determine time zones?
A: Longitude lines
Q: True or false: Time zones always follow the exact lines of longitude
A: False
Q: Why don’t time zones always follow exact lines of longitude?
A: Exact lines would be inconvenient for many countries
Q: Which time zone is earliest in time on p.37?
A: 1:00 = Purple
Q: Which time zone is latest in time on p.37?
A: 24:00 = Dark Blue
Q: How many degrees wide is each time zone?
A: 15 degrees
Q: If it is 12:30 PM here, what time is it in Angola, Africa?
A: 6:30 PM
Q: If it is 12:30 PM here, what time is it in Dallas?
A: 11:30 AM
Q: If it is 12:30 PM here, what time is it in Russia?
A: Dark green is 14 hours ahead, so it is 2:30 AM Wednesday