The Four Seasons
Start of each Season
Tilt of the Earth
Earth
Miscellaneous
100

What are the four seasons?

Summer, Spring, Fall (Autumn), Winter

100

We are in the winter. What season will it be a year from now? 

Winter. 

100

Does earth rotate in an upright position?

No

100

What are Solctices?

-Summer & Winter

- The longest or shortest days of the year

100
Does the earth revolve around the sun.. or does the sun revolve around the earth?
The earth revolves around the sun
200
What is a season?
A period of weather, temperature changes and hours of sunlight that correspond to a certain location on Earth
200

What is a cycle? 

A pattern that repeats over and over again continuously. 

200

What 2 seasons have the same amount of daylight? 

Spring and fall.

200

What is the source of energy for the water cycle, also known as the energizer of the water cycle? 

That ol boy the sun. 

200

Draw the first, second, and third phases of the moon. 

Teacher will check student drawings to see if they're correct. 
300
Why do seasons change?
Seasons change because the tilt of the Earth's axis causes places on Earth to receive different amounts of sunlight throughout the year.
300

It is winter. What season will it be 9 months from today?

Fall.
300

The next season is spring. What season will it be 9 months after spring starts? 

Winter. 

300
What is a hemisphere?
Half of the earth cut in the middle by an invisible line (Equator 0)
300
what is the current season?
winter
400

What is the temperature at the equator? 

Warm/hot

400

Where do the sun's rays strike more directly? 

At the equator and that's why they have the warmest temperatures. 

400
The Sun’s light strikes Earth at different angles during Earth’s revolution around the Sun. Does this cause seasons?
True! the Sun's light strikes earth at different angles around the sun,  causing seasons
400

What does the tilt of the earth cause? 

Different length of days, warm summers, cold winters, etc. Teacher will accept various answers. 

400
It takes how many days for Earth to go around the sun?
365.25 days
500
What are the reasons for our seasons?
~Earth's rotation around the sun 

 ~The tilt of the Earth's axis

500

If we get 280 hours of sunlight in August and 190 hours of sunlight in October, about how many hours of sunlight will we get in September? 

Any number between 280 and 190. 

500

If we have a full moon on February 1st, when will the next full moon after that be? 

Around March 2nd. 

500

What is the equator?

An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles. This is where they sun strikes the most directly. 

500

If I have a soccer ball, a golf ball, and a flashlight I can make a model of the phases of the moon. What would be the worst part about this model? 

A. It shows the moon reflecting light from Earth.

B. You can't put them in the correct order. 

C. They are not the real sun, moon, and Earth.

D. They don't move. 

D. They don't move. 

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