synchronous seasons

identifying seasons

Multiple Choice

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

Identifying seasons:

• Tilted TOWARDS/AWAY from the sun?

• MORE/LESS sunlight?

• What season?

• (winter, spring, summer, fall/autumn)

Months of seasons:

• Northern & southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons

• winter= December

• Spring=march

• summer=july

• fall/autumn=september

Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?

• northern

• southern

Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere is receiving less sunlight?

• northern

• southern

Multiple Choice

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

Multiple Choice

What happens when the area in which you live tilts towardsfrom the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

Multiple Choice

What happens when both the Northern and southern hemispheres ?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

Multiple Choice

What happens when both the Northern and southern hemispheres ?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing at position C?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, which season is the southern hemisphere experiencing at position C?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, which season is the southern hemisphere experiencing at position D?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing at position A?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, which season is the southern hemisphere experiencing at position A?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, which season is the southern hemisphere experiencing at position B?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, predict how many hours of daylight would the northern hemispheres experience at position C

• more hours of sunlight

• less hours of sunlight

• Equal amounts of sunlight

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, predict how many hours of daylight would the northern hemispheres experience at position A?

• more hours of sunlight

• less hours of sunlight

• Equal amounts of sunlight

Multiple Choice

A student claims that the nights are much longer in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere when the Earth is at position C. Do you agree with the student?

• agree, the season is winter. short days long nights

• disagree, the season is winter. long days and short nights

Multiple Choice

s the following statement true or false: The number of daytime hours is equal to the number of nighttime hours at position D because both hemispheres revceive equal sunlight

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

According to the graphic, predict how many hours of daylight both hemispheres will experience at position B

• more hours of sunlight

• less hours of sunlight

• Equal amounts of sunlight

Multiple Choice

Which season, or seasons, have the shortest daylight hours?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

Multiple Choice

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.
• Seasons would be more extreme.
• There would be no seasons.

Multiple Choice

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Multiple Choice

True or false: The diagram represents summer in the northern hemisphere.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

At which position is Tennessee experiencing summer?

• Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun 
• Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun 
•  Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun
• Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun 

Multiple Choice

6.6 What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Fall
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

Multiple Choice

6.6 When the southern hemisphere experiences summer, the northern hemisphere experiences _________.

• autumn
• spring
• winter
• summer