Seasons

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The reason we have seasons on our planet is because...

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the tilt of Earth's axis allows for more direct sunlight in the summer and less direct sunlight in the winter.

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Seasons

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Study the diagram. What season for the Northern Hemisphere does the diagram represent?

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Winter

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Spring/Fall

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Summer

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Summer

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As the angle of light decreased (when you started to angle the flashlight closer to the paper), what can be inferred about the temperature?

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As the angle decreased, the temperature would decrease.

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As viewed in sequence from A to B to C, these diagrams represent which months and which change in the intensity of insolation (as seen from the Tropic of Cancer 23.5 N)? Options: December → March → June; and decreasing intensity, December → March → June; and increasing intensity, June → September → December; and decreasing intensity, June → September → December; and increasing intensity

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June → September → December; and decreasing intensity

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Which change in seasons occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at position D? Options: Winter is ending and spring is beginning, Spring is ending and summer is beginning, Summer is ending and fall is beginning, Fall is ending and winter is beginning.

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Summer is ending and fall is beginning.

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Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

• The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
• The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

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The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)

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Why is the Equator warmest?

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Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Which diagram represents the sun in summer (direct heat energy)?
Options: Diagram A, Diagram B, neither diagram, both diagrams

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Diagram A

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Which diagram represents the sun in winter (indirect heat energy)?
Options: Diagram A, Diagram B, neither diagram, both diagrams

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Diagram B

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Which diagram best represents the tilt of Earth's axis that causes the Northern Hemisphere seasons shown? (Diagrams are not drawn to scale.)

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