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If you wanted to hike rim to rim in the Grand Canyon on the day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight, when should you plan your trip?   a. You would plan your trip around June 21, which is the summer solstice.     b. You would plan your trip around July 21, which is the summer solstice.     c. You would plan your trip around July 21, which is the vernal equinox.     d. You would plan your trip around June 21, which is the vernal equinox. If you planned a vacation and wanted to have 20 hours of sunlight for sight-seeing activities around June 21, what destination should you plan to visit?   a. a country located on the Equator     b. an island located near the Equator     c. The North Pole     d. New York City If you wanted to see the northern lights (aurora borealis), what phenomenon would need to occur in the Earth's outer atmosphere for you to view this remarkable light show?   a. solar wind     b. solar radiation     c. sunspots     d. solar flare

If you wanted to hike rim to rim in the Grand Canyon on the day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight, when should you plan your trip?   a. You would plan your trip around June 21, which is the summer solstice.     b. You would plan your trip around July 21, which is the summer solstice.     c. You would plan your trip around July 21, which is the vernal equinox.     d. You would plan your trip around June 21, which is the vernal equinox. If you planned a vacation and wanted to have 20 hours of sunlight for sight-seeing activities around June 21, what destination should you plan to visit?   a. a country located on the Equator     b. an island located near the Equator     c. The North Pole     d. New York City If you wanted to see the northern lights (aurora borealis), what phenomenon would need to occur in the Earth's outer atmosphere for you to view this remarkable light show?   a. solar wind     b. solar radiation     c. sunspots     d. solar flare

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If you wanted to hike rim to rim in the Grand Canyon on the day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight, when should you plan your trip?
  a. You would plan your trip around June 21, which is the summer solstice.  
  b. You would plan your trip around July 21, which is the summer solstice.  
  c. You would plan your trip around July 21, which is the vernal equinox.  
  d. You would plan your trip around June 21, which is the vernal equinox.
If you planned a vacation and wanted to have 20 hours of sunlight for sight-seeing activities around June 21, what destination should you plan to visit?
  a. a country located on the Equator  
  b. an island located near the Equator  
  c. The North Pole  
  d. New York City
If you wanted to see the northern lights (aurora borealis), what phenomenon would need to occur in the Earth's outer atmosphere for you to view this remarkable light show?
  a. solar wind  
  b. solar radiation  
  c. sunspots  
  d. solar flare

 

If you are outside on a hot, July day in the United States, where would the Earth be located relative to the sun?
  a. The Earth would be at perigee.  
  b. The Earth would be at apogee.  
  c. The Earth would be at perihelion.  
  d. The Earth would be at aphelion.

 

Which is NOT a true statement about the Earth's movement in space?
  a. Every location on Earth completes a full rotation of 360 degrees in 24 hours.  
  b. If you look down on a globe from above the North Pole, the Earth's rotation is clockwise.  
  c. The angular velocity of rotation for all locations is the same on Earth because it rotates 15 degrees per hour or 360 degrees of rotation in 24 hours.  
  d. The rotational velocity on the Earth's surface changes with the distance of a location from the equator.

 

Which is not a true statement about the Tropic of Cancer?
  a. The sun's rays are directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer during the summer solstice.  
  b. During the spring and autumnal equinoxes, the sun's rays are directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer.  
  c. The sun's rays will be directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer on only one day every year.  
 

d. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5˚ north latitude.

 

Which is NOT considered a requirement to be a habitable planet?
  a. The planet has gravity.  
  b. The planet has liquid water.  
  c. The planet has a rocky surface.  
  d. The planet has active volcanism.

 

Which is NOT true about Stonehenge in England?
  a. Stonehenge was made by ancient peoples in relationship to the seasonal position of the sun.  
  b. The gaps between the stone columns are aligned with the rays of a rising and setting sun during equinoxes and solstices.  
  c. The precise positions of the stone columns are aligned with the rays of a rising and setting sun during equinoxes and solstices.  
  d. The gaps between the stone columns are aligned with solar declination.  

 

Which does NOT affect the amount of solar radiation that the Earth receives?
  a. Earth's geothermal energy  
  b. Earth's atmospheric and surface characteristics  
  c. Earth's annual orbit around the sun  
  d. Earth's daily rotation on its axis
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