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Anyone want to take a mini-quiz..it's for SCIENCE!

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Syringer

Lifer
Okay so I have this little kindergarten type assignment for my astrology class..basically I have to ask a few people these questions, see how they respond, and note it. I have to log who I gave it to..through a name I guess, what level of school they have completed, their answers, and their reactions to the correct answers.

Sooo if anyone wants to play along, just answer these five short questions posted below:

Then scroll down answers are in a post below, compare your answers, and if you got any wrong then, to describe how it feels to miss such questions. Have fun and thanks in advance!

1. The longest day of the year for us occurs on:

a) July 4

b) June 21

c) September 22

d) December 21

e) April 14 (before taxes are due!)





2. The hottest month(s) of the year for us in the northern hemisphere are usually:

a) June-July

b) July-August

c) August-September

d) December-January

e) Whenever your car's air conditioning breaks!





3. Planet Earth is closest to the Sun during the month of:

a) June

b) January

c) August

d) July

e) Hah! You can't fool me! We are always the same distance!



4. Seasons in the southern hemisphere are:

a) Much more severe (hotter in summer, colder in winter)

b) Opposite of those in the northern hemisphere

c) Much milder

d) Exactly the same as ours





5. Summer for us in the northern hemisphere occurs because

a) The Earth is closest to the Sun during this season

b) The Earth is tilted so that the Northern Hemisphere is closer

to the Sun than the Southern Hemisphere

c) The Earth is tilted so that the Sun stays up higher in the sky,

for a longer time.

d) There are fewer clouds and more sunny days.
 
Linky No Worky. 🙁

1. a)
2. c) (just because I think it's a trick question)
3. b)
4. b)
5. b)
 
Wow thanks for participating so far everyone..but if you could just include your eductational background that'd be great!

And hmm, I guess you have to be logged in to make it work.

Soo here are the answers I guess: BEWARE!!













1. (b) The longest day in the northern hemisphere is June 21st, the summer solstice.

The word solstice comes from sol (the Sun) and stice (meaning stop). On this

day, the Sun "stops", reaching its highest point in the noon sky, and on the

succeeding days, is lower in the sky.



2. (b) The hottest months are usually July and August, after the oceans have warmed

up. Note that the days are longer in June and July, but the Northern Hemisphere

and its oceans are still "chilled" from winter and spring. Also note that local temperature

variations may make some areas warmer in August and September ("Indian Summer").



3. (b) The Earth is actually closest to the Sun in JANUARY!



4. (b) The Southern Hemisphere has summer in December - February, and winter

in June - August, exactly opposite to us in the Northern Hemisphere.



5. (c) Seasons result from the Earth's tilt of 23.5°, which means that each hemisphere

will alternately be tilted towards the Sun, exposing the ground to more direct

sunlight for longer periods. Just because the planet is tilted with the northern hemisphere

tilted toward the Sun does NOT mean that the northern hemisphere is appreciably closer

to the Sun. Recall that in July, the entire planet is much farther from the Sun than it is in

January. So if distance was the key, the entire planet would still have winter, regardless

of which hemisphere was tilted towards or away. The size of the earth is inconsequential

compared with the difference in distance (millions of miles) between January and July.
 
I believe 4 could be either A or B...

since the earth is closer to the sun during their summer, logic would say that it would also be hotter then...but not sure about what their weather is exactly

<-graduate student in engineering and physics
 
5 is a trick question...because i didnt read the answers 🙂...i just saw, "because the earth is tilted"

also the norhtern hemisphere is closer to the sun then the southern hemisphere in our summer...
 
Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
I believe 4 could be either A or B...

since the earth is closer to the sun during their summer, logic would say that it would also be hotter then...but not sure about what their weather is exactly

<-graduate student in engineering and physics
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Well it's definitely B..the weather is not any more severe in those parts than in the Northern Hemisphere.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
I believe 4 could be either A or B...

since the earth is closer to the sun during their summer, logic would say that it would also be hotter then...but not sure about what their weather is exactly

<-graduate student in engineering and physics
Click to expand...

Well it's definitely B..the weather is not any more severe in those parts than in the Northern Hemisphere.
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not according to New Jersey academy of science-

omparisons were made between the respective summer and winter months of each pair using monthly maximum and minimum temperature values over a thirty-year period. The standard deviation of each city?s temperature data was also calculated and analyzed. This data analysis suggested that summers in the cities in the Southern Hemisphere were significantly hotter than their northern counterparts. Likewise, winters were found to be significantly colder in the Southern Hemisphere. Additional analysis demonstrated that there was a significantly greater difference within the seasons of the southern cities, implying that seasons in the Southern Hemisphere reach more extreme temperatures more rapidly than those in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Originally posted by: So
Linky No Worky. 🙁

1. a)
2. c) (just because I think it's a trick question)
3. b)
4. b)
5. b)
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Whoops -- I meant to say b there (and I thought it) too, I just transposed it incorrectly. Doh. Had I done that correctly, 2 would have been obvious. Boo.
 
Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
I believe 4 could be either A or B...

since the earth is closer to the sun during their summer, logic would say that it would also be hotter then...but not sure about what their weather is exactly

<-graduate student in engineering and physics
Click to expand...

Well it's definitely B..the weather is not any more severe in those parts than in the Northern Hemisphere.
Click to expand...

not according to New Jersey academy of science-

omparisons were made between the respective summer and winter months of each pair using monthly maximum and minimum temperature values over a thirty-year period. The standard deviation of each city?s temperature data was also calculated and analyzed. This data analysis suggested that summers in the cities in the Southern Hemisphere were significantly hotter than their northern counterparts. Likewise, winters were found to be significantly colder in the Southern Hemisphere. Additional analysis demonstrated that there was a significantly greater difference within the seasons of the southern cities, implying that seasons in the Southern Hemisphere reach more extreme temperatures more rapidly than those in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Wow, that'll provide some good info for my write up. Thanks!
 
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