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 how the tilt of Earth's axis affects the intensity of sunlight received at different latitudes.
Describe what happens during an equinox.
Describe what happens to the length of daylight during summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Describe what happens to the Sun's path in the sky from winter to summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
During the December solstice, which hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun?
During the June solstice, which hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight?
During which month does the Southern Hemisphere experience its winter solstice?
During which months do the equinoxes occur?
Explain why the equator does not experience significant seasonal changes compared to the poles.
Explain why the length of a day does not change much at the equator throughout the year.
Explain why the poles experience 24 hours of daylight or darkness during certain times of the year.
Explain why the seasons are not caused by the changing distance between Earth and the Sun.
If it is autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
If the Earth's axis were not tilted, what would happen to the seasons?
What is the angle of Earth's axial tilt?
What is the main reason Earth experiences different seasons?
What is the term for the imaginary line around which Earth rotates?
A city in the Northern Hemisphere experiences its longest day on June 21. Explain why this happens and what is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time.
A student claims that both hemispheres experience summer at the same time. Is this statement correct? Explain your answer.
Describe how the position of the Sun at noon changes from the winter solstice to the summer solstice for an observer at 45°N latitude.
