Seasons

Seasons

Why do we have Seasons?

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• Earth takes one year to revolve around the Sun.

• Earth takes one day to rotate on its axis.

• Earth's rotation causes day and night.

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Travel Around

Spin

One Year

One Day

Around the Sun

Around the axis

Sort these facts about Earth's Revolution and Rotation.

Revolve

Rotate

Open Ended

"One difference between revolve and rotate is ___."

Multiple Choice

We have day and night because Earth ____.

• Revolves

• Rotates

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When your part of Earth faces towards the Sun, it is ​

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, but when your part of Earth faces away from the Sun, it is ​

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.

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It is Daytime when your part of Earth ​

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the Sun, and Nighttime when your part of Earth ​

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from the Sun.

Open Ended

Is it Day or Night at the arrow?

"I predict it is ___ because ____."

Earth's Shape

• Our planet, Earth, is a sphere.

• An invisible pole, called "the axis" runs through the Earth.

• Earth rotates around the axis.

• The axis is tilted to 23.5 degrees.

Multiple Choice

What is the Science word for the Shape of Earth?

• Cylinder

• Cone

• Sphere

• Cube

Multiple Choice

An imaginary pole through the Earth is called the ___.

• Axis

• Phase

• Sphere

Multiple Choice

Earth's axis is ____.

• Straight Up and Down

• Tilted at 90 degrees

• Tilted at 23.5 degrees

What makes the seasons different?

• In the Summer, we have warmer weather and longer days.

• In the Summer, the sunlight hits us directly.

• In the Winter, we have colder weather and shorter days.

• In the Winter, the sunlight hits us at a slant.

Open Ended

"The four seasons are ___, ___, ___, and ___."

Multiple Choice

This season has short days and cold weather.

• Summer

• Winter

Multiple Choice

This season has long days and hot weather.

• Summer

• Winter

Multiple Choice

This season has direct sunlight.

• Summer

• Winter

Multiple Choice

This season has slanted sunlight.

• Summer

• Winter

Why are the seasons different?

• Earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• When our part of Earth tilts away from the Sun, it is Winter.

• When our part of Earth tilts towards the Sun, it is Summer.

Multiple Choice

When our part of Earth tilts towards the Sun, it is ____.

• Summer

• Winter

Multiple Choice

When our part of Earth tilts _____ the Sun, it is Summer.

• Away from

• Towards

Multiple Choice

When our part of Earth tilts away from the Sun, it is _____.

• Summer

• Winter

Multiple Choice

When our part of Earth tilts ______ the Sun, it is Winter.

• Away from

• Towards

Open Ended

"I predict it is ____ North of the Equator because _____."

Open Ended

"I predict it is ____ North of the Equator because _____."

The Equator and the Poles

• The Equator always gets direct sunlight.

• The warmest places on Earth are near the Equator.

• The Poles never get direct sunlight.

• The coldest places on Earth are near the Poles.

Multiple Choice

The Equator always gets direct sunlight. It is ____ near the Equator.

• Warm

• Cold

Multiple Choice

The Equator ______ gets direct sunlight. It is warm near the Equator.

• Never

• Always

Multiple Choice

The Poles never get direct sunlight. It is ____ near the Poles.

• Warm

• Cold

Multiple Choice

The Poles ______ get direct sunlight. It is cold near the Poles.

• Never

• Always

Open Ended

You want to take a beach vacation.

Should you visit Florida or Alaska?

"I would visit ___, which is near the ___, because ___."