seasons



What does earth's constant rotation cause us to experience? daytime ,nighttime,noontime and midnight and different seasons How long does it take earth to complete one rotation? 24 hours From which direction does the sun rise? North From which direction does the sun set? south What do you think would happen if the Earth stopped rotating? How would this effect human life? we would just be at daylight on one side and dark on the other. we would live one big day and it would stay at one season.

Key Co **The Reason for the Seasons**

Most every place on earth experiences four seasons a year. These are spring, summer, fall (autumn) and winter. During the following investigation we are going to explore the reason the different seasons occur.

As we consider the cause of the seasons we will need to understand the following: What do you notice about the Earth's position when the axis appears? its tilted What two hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into?northern and western ||
 * The Earth's position on it's axis as it moves around the sun.
 * The way the sunlight strikes the earth's surface.
 * The Earth's movement around the sun.
 * || Task (place on your wiki) ||
 * [] || What poles does the Earth's axis run through? equater hemisphere

ncept about Earth's rotation


 * Direct Light || Angled or Indirect light ||
 * summer || winter ||

Northern Hemisphere


 * winter || spring || summer || fall ||
 * inderect || neither || derect || neither ||

Southern Hemisphere

neither ||
 * winter || spring || summer || fall
 * inderect || nrither || derect ||

amount of daylight || the least amount of sunlight || 12 hours || the most amount of sunlight || 12 hours ||
 * || winter solstice || spring equinox || summer solstice || fall equinox ||
 * Date || dec 21/22 || september 21/22 || june 21/22 || march 21/22 ||
 * Describe the