WHY SEASONS
The seasons we experience on Earth.
What is spring, summer, fall, and winter?
1 Earth orbit.
What is 365 days?
Sun travels higher in the sky during this season.
What is summer?
.27 Earths
What is the moons diameter?
These are equal for the moon.
What are rotation and revolution?
This is the reason for the seasons.
What is the Earth is tilted on its axis?
24 hours
What is the length of 1 rotation of the Earth?
This season has shorter shadows due to more direct sunlight.
What is summer?
30 Earths
What is the distance between the Earth and moon?
This is what we call the changing of the moon's appearance.
What are moon phases?
3 months
What is how long a season lasts.
About 28 days
What is 1 rotation or 1 revolution of the moon?
This season has longer shadows due to less direct light.
What is winter?
109 Earths
What is the suns diameter?
Provides moon illumination
What is the sun?
These have opposite seasons.
What are the northern and southern hemispheres?
The reason for day and night.
What is 1 rotation of the Earth?
These are the extremes in light and dark- either most light and least dark or most dark and least light.
What are the summer and winter solstice?
12,000 Earths
What is the distance between the Earth and sun?
Half illuminated and half in shadow
What does the sun look like from space?
The difference between winter and summer.
What is direct light in summer and indirect light in winter?
3 months
What is how long a season is?
These days are equals of light and day.
What are the spring and fall equinox?
12,756 km
What is the Earth's diameter?
Orbit and perspective
What causes the moon to appear to change shape from Earth?