Quiz  /  Days and Years Class 8 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    This is a picture of Earth right after the March equinox, what season is happening in the Southern Hemisphere?

  • summer
  • winter
  • fall
  • spring

  • 2. 
    Area of sunlight is at the maximum in one hemisphere and the minimum in the other.

  • equinox
  • solstice

  • 3. 
    When the North Pole is tilted AWAY from the sun, the sun's rays strike the Northern Hemisphere less directly and the region is __________.

  • colder
  • warmer
  • mild

  • 4. 
    When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is ___________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

  • winter
  • fall
  • spring
  • summer

  • 5. 
    24 hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere is referred to as ______________.

  • the Midnight Sun
  • the Winter Sun
  • the Midnight Moon
  • the Worst Thing Ever

  • 6. 
    When the North Pole is tilted TOWARDS the sun, the sun's rays strike the Northern Hemisphere more directly and the region is _______________.

  • colder
  • warmer
  • mild

  • 7. 
    The motion of a body that travels around another body.

  • revolution
  • rotation
  • day
  • season

  • 8. 
    When it is spring in the Southern Hemisphere, it is _________ in the Northern Hemisphere.

  • winter
  • spring
  • summer
  • fall

  • 9. 
    Patterns of temperature and other weather trends.

  • temperature
  • seasons
  • days
  • years

  • 10. 
    An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

  • axis
  • meridian
  • time zone
  • rotation

  • 11. 
    We experience seasons due to...

  • Earth's tilt and rotation
  • Earth's rotation and revolution
  • Earth's tilt and revolution
  • None of the above

  • 12. 
    Near the equator temperatures are...

  • almost the same year-round.
  • constantly changing/adjusting depending on the time of year.
  • either really, really hot or really, really cold.

  • 13. 
    What season in occurring in the Northern Hemisphere based on the position of Earth in this picture?

  • fall
  • winter
  • spring
  • summer

  • 14. 
    1 Earth rotation is equal to _____________.

  • 24 days
  • 24 hours
  • 365.25 days
  • 1 season

  • 15. 
    This is a picture of Earth right after the June solstice, what season is happening in the Northern Hemisphere?

  • fall
  • spring
  • summer
  • winter

  • 16. 
    Time it takes for Earth to complete 1 full revolution.

  • 365 days
  • 365.25 days
  • 24 hours
  • 24 minutes

  • 17. 
    The time it takes for Earth to complete a full rotation.

  • day
  • month
  • year
  • season

  • 18. 
    Sunlight shines equally in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

  • Equinox
  • Solstice

  • 19. 
    The Earth rotates counter-clockwise which makes the sun appear to cross the sky ________________.

  • east to west
  • west to east
  • north to south
  • south to north

  • 20. 
    This is a picture of Earth right after the December solstice, what season is happening in the Southern Hemisphere?

  • fall
  • spring
  • summer
  • winter

  • 21. 
    Which of the following conditions is NOT affected by the tilt of Earth's axis?

  • temperature
  • daylight hours
  • midnight sun
  • gravity

  • 22. 
    The spinning of a planet on it's axis.

  • rotation
  • revolution
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