Seasons and Their Causes
Physics ⇒ Earth and Space Physics
Seasons and Their Causes starts at 6 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe what an equinox is.
Describe what happens during the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
Describe what happens during the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
Describe what happens to the Sun's rays during summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Explain why it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Explain why the equator is generally warmer than the poles.
Explain why the poles experience extreme seasons compared to the equator.
Explain why the Sun appears higher in the sky during summer than in winter.
If it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What causes the different seasons on Earth?
What happens to the length of days during summer?
What is the main reason for the difference in temperature between summer and winter?
What is the name of the imaginary line that Earth spins around?
What is the name of the two days each year when day and night are of equal length?
What is the term for the day when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marking the longest or shortest day?
What would happen if the Earth's axis were not tilted?
What would happen to the seasons if the Earth's axis were tilted more than 23.5 degrees?
Explain how the tilt of Earth's axis and its revolution around the Sun work together to create the seasons.
Explain why some places near the poles can have continuous daylight or darkness for several weeks.
If the Earth's axis were tilted at 45 degrees instead of about 23.5 degrees, how would the seasons be different?
