REVIEW: SEASONS LESSON

Seasons

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​THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE SEASONS AS THE EARTH REVOLVES (ORBITS) AROUND THE SUN

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TILT: DIRECT VS. INDIRECT SUNLIGHT

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What are the four seasons?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Christmas

Seasons

A season is a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions. The four seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter) follow one another regularly. Each has its own light, temperature, and weather patterns that repeat yearly. The cycle of seasons is caused by Earth’s tilt toward the Sun.

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The seasons are caused by

• magic

• caused by Earth’s tilt toward the Sun.

• caused by the eight planets

• volcanoes

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In our hemisphere, Spring is from

• June 21 – Sept .21

• March 20 – June 20.

• Sept 22 – Dec 21

• December 21 – March 19

Seasons

Seasons are determined by Earth’s tilt toward or away from the sun. The seasonal patterns change as the Earth revolves around the Sun and the tilt of Earth’s axis causes the angle of the Sun’s rays to change.

Seasons

There is a pattern to the amount of daylight we get in each season. The Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun for half of the year and away from the sun for the other half. The same is true of the Southern Hemisphere. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the sun’s rays are striking that part of Earth at a more direct angle. It is summer. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, the Sun’s rays are less direct, and that part of Earth is cooler. It is winter. Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere occur at opposite times of the year from those in the Northern Hemisphere. When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

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If it is winter in the US, it is summer in

• Australia

• France

• Canada

• Mexico

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If it is fall in Brazil, it is spring in

• Columbia

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Canada

Draw

DRAW A DIAGRAM SHOWING SUMMER IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. SHOW THE CORRECT POSITIONS OF THE EARTH, AXIS, EQUATOR, AND SUN. SHOW THE SUN'S RAYS BY USING ARROWS.

Draw

DRAW A DIAGRAM SHOWING WINTER IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. SHOW THE CORRECT POSITIONS OF THE EARTH, AXIS, EQUATOR, AND SUN. SHOW THE SUN'S RAYS BY USING ARROWS.