Q 01/05

What is another name for the season called fall?

A) Autumn

B) Spring

C) Winter

D) Summer

Answer · why

A) Autumn

North Americans say fall; most other English speakers say autumn.

Q 02/05

Fall comes between which two seasons?

A) Winter and spring

B) Summer and winter

C) Winter and summer

D) Spring and summer

Answer · why

B) Summer and winter

Days get shorter and nights get longer as the season goes on.

Q 03/05

In which month does fall begin in the Northern Hemisphere?

A) October

B) November

C) August

D) September

Answer · why

D) September

In the Southern Hemisphere it begins in March.

Q 04/05

Which three months do weather forecasters call fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

A) September, October, November

B) October, November, December

C) August, September, October

D) June, July, August

Answer · why

A) September, October, November

South of the equator, fall is March, April and May.

Q 05/05

What happens to the days as fall goes on?

A) They get warmer

B) They get shorter

C) They stay the same

D) They get longer

Answer · why

B) They get shorter

This carries on until the shortest day, the winter solstice in December.