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Seasons

Last updated almost 8 years ago

4 questions

Watch the video on seasons below:

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Finish the whiteboard drawing below by drawing arrows indicating the direction the sun's light must be striking the Earth if it is winter at the location marked by the star:

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Question 1

1.

When it is summer in the northen hemisphere, it is winter in the southern hemisphere

True

False

Question 2

2.

Which of these are reasons why summer months are hotter than winter months? Select all that apply:

A: Solar energy is less dispsersed/more direct

B: The Earth is closer to the sun when it is summer

C:  The earth spends more time in daylight in the summer than the winter

D: The sun is hotter and brighter in the summer and colder/dimmer in the winter

Question 3

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What aspect about the Earth is the root cause of the seasons?

Question 4

4.

Why do countries near the equator not experience much difference in the seasons?