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Weekly Science Quiz 1

1.

Replace the word altitude in this sentence with the best

word from below:
The altitude of the sun changes
throughout the day.

Width

B Shape

Length

D Height

2.

Which of these things doesnt change as the suns

altitude changes?

Temperature

B Shadows

The size of the sun

D The angle sunlight hits the

earth

3.

Write the answer below: Does sunlight heat the earth more
when it is concentrated or when it hits earth at a slant?

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4.

Near the equator, at what time of day would sunlight hit

the earth at right angle?

12am

B 7am

12pm

D 4pm

5.

In which month is the sun at its lowest altitude in the

Northern Hemisphere?

March

B June

September

D December

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6.

If you stand outside at 12pm every day for a year in the

same place in Seoul, on which day will you have the
shortest shadow?

March

B June

September

D December

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