In most regions on earth, there are how many distinct seasons?
Name them.
4
Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter
100
This is a powerful force in our lives? It can effect many of the activities we do.
A season
100
The earth does this around the sun? Sometimes closer and other times farther away.
Revolves
100
The earth does this on its axis?
Rotates
100
Name the two most significant changes to occur on earth when the seasons change?
Weather and Temperature.
200
True or False-The seasons are cause by the distance the earth is from the sun?
False
200
When a hemisphere is pointed towards the sun, it recieves more of this type of sunlight?
Direct
200
This season experiences the warmest temperatures?
Summer
200
During winter, we receive this type of sunlight?
Indirect rays.
200
What season occurs when our hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?
Winter
300
If the Northern Hemisphere is having winter, which hemisphere is having summer?
Southern
300
What season do we experience the vernal equinox?
Spring
300
This is also known as the shortest day of the year?
Winter Solstice
300
This season marks the end of summer.
Autumn/Fall
300
The first day of fall officially begins in what month?
August
400
At these times of the year, the sun appears to be directly over Earth’s equator, and the lengths of the day and the night are equal over most of the planet.
The equinox
400
During the winter solstice, our days are-------- and our nights are-------?
Shorter----Longer
400
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of the Earths axis
400
True or False- A season can be referred to as a division of year?
True
400
In the Northern Hemisphers Spring season, it recieves more --- than any other season?
Precipitation
500
The tilt of the earth's axis is at approximately how many degrees?
23.5
500
This event occurs every year on June 21st?
Summer Solstice
500
The tilt of the earths axis causes the number of these to vary throughout the year?
Daylight Hours
500
Drought and Tornados are most likely to occur in this season?
Summer
500
Would the earth have seasons if it were not tilted on its axis?