Why Does it Happen
Explain why day and night happens...
Due to the rotation of the earth.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ____________________ in the Southern Hemisphere
winter
The movement of an object around a fixed point; the action of spinning on an axis
rotation
Half of a sphere...
hemisphere
How many hours does it take the Earth to rotate on it's axis?
24 hours
Explain why seasons happen...
Due to the Earth's tilted axis and the Earth's revolution around the sun.
When it is fall in the Southern Hemisphere it will be _______________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
spring
The movement of one object in a path around another object.
revolution
The half of Earth located above the equator.
northern hemisphere
About how long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days or 1 year
Explain why it's the summer season...
Due to the hemisphere receiving direct light.
How would the seasons change if the Earth's axis was not tilted?
There would be no seasons on Earth, it would be the same "season" all year long.
An imaginary line drawn around Earth that divides it into two halves - the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
equator
The half of Earth located below the equator.
southern hemisphere
What location(s) on Earth have the most extreme seasons?
the poles (North and South)
Explain why it's the winter season...
Due to the hemisphere receiving indirect light.
How would seasons change if earth was tilted at 45 degrees instead of 23.5 degrees?
Seasons would be more extreme, summers would be hotter and winters colder, more daylight in summer, less day light in winter.
Patterns of temperature change and other weather trends caused by the tilt of Earth during its revolution around the Sun.
seasons
Sunlight that travels directly or in a straight path; the equator gets more direct sunlight than other areas on Earth.
direct sunlight
If the earth rotated slower, how would that effect day and night?
Days would be longer, day time would last longer, as would night time.
Explain why temperatures change between the different seasons...
Due to the hemispheres of Earth either tilting towards or away from the sun causing the amount of light to change.
If it is a hot summer day in the United States, what time and season is it in England?
summer time at night
Imaginary line through the center of a body around which something rotates.
axis
Hits Earth's surface at an angle or slant; light rays are spread out over a larger area.
indirect sunlight
Why do the countries along the equator have similar seasons all year long?
The Sun strikes at about the same angle (type of light) throughout the year.