📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. What is the main reason Earth has seasons?

The tilt of the Earth's axis

The Moon's gravity

How fast Earth orbits the Sun

The Sun changing temperature

2. In New Zealand, when the Southern Hemisphere tilts towards the Sun, the season is:

Summer

Winter

Autumn

Spring

3. The Earth's axis is tilted by about:

23.5°

10°

45°

90°

4. Check all statements that are true:

Direct sunlight makes places warmer

More daylight hours usually mean summer

The Earth stops tilting in winter

Northern and Southern Hemispheres have opposite seasons

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers

5. In one sentence, explain why New Zealand has different seasons during the year:

6. Which hemisphere is New Zealand in? _________

7. When New Zealand has summer, the Northern Hemisphere has: _________

8. If sunlight hits New Zealand more directly, what two changes happen? Fill the blanks:

It gets _________ (warmer/colder) and day length becomes _________ (longer/shorter).

🖍️ Part 3: Practical / Drawing

9. Draw a simple diagram of Earth showing the tilted axis (label the tilt with ~23.5°), mark 'NZ', and draw one arrow to show sunlight that is more direct on NZ. Use the space below:

10. In one short sentence, write one observation from the globe-and-lamp demo your group did (what changed when the ball tilted away or towards the lamp?):