Earth's Distance from the Sun Has Little to Do with the Seasons

question 41

Multiple Choice

Earth's distance from the sun has little to do with the seasons. The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun. This tilt causes some parts of the Earth to get slanting rays of sunlight some of the year and vertical rays of sunlight at other times. When a hemisphere of the Earth is tilted toward the sun, it is summer in that hemisphere. Gary S. Moore, Living with the Earth, 3^rd ed.

• A) Nonargument.
• B) Argument; conclusion: The seasons are caused ... as it revolves around the sun.
• C) Argument; conclusion: This tilt causes some parts ... sunlight at other times.
• D) Argument; conclusion: When a hemisphere of the Earth ... in that hemisphere.
• E) Argument; conclusion: Earth's distance from the sun ... the seasons.

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Definitions:

Collecting Ducts

Tubules in the kidneys that collect urine from the nephrons and transport it to the renal pelvis.

ADH

Antidiuretic hormone, also known as vasopressin, that helps regulate water balance in the body by increasing water reabsorption in the kidneys.

Na+

The symbol for sodium ions, which are essential for various bodily functions including fluid balance, muscle contraction, and nerve impulse transmission.

Tubular Secretion

A process in the nephrons of the kidney where certain substances are selected from the blood and secreted into the tubular fluid for excretion.