Reasons for the Seasons

Reasons for the Seasons

Now it's time to watch a quick animation to see if we can figure it out! Pay careful attention the the motion of the Earth.

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Why to we have different seasons?

​What do you see?
What do you notice?

What causes the seasons?

Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Match

Match the following

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilted axis

• Earth's revolution

causes day and night.

causes seasons.

takes one year to complete.

• causes day and night.

• causes seasons.

• takes one year to complete.

Get ready to show what you know!

Multiple Choice

How long does it take Earth to make one full orbit around the sun?

• 1 day or 24 hours

• 1 year or 365 days

• 1 month or 31 days

• 1 week or 7 days

Drag and Drop

The Earth is rotating on its axis creating ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

day and night

one year

seasons

Multiple Choice

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes

• rocks

• winter

• axis

• the seasons.

Multiple Choice

The movement of Earth around the sun is called its

• rotation

• axis

• revolution

• tilt

Match

Match the following

• Summer

• Winter

• Revolution

• Rotation

Part of Earth leaning towards the sun.

Part of Earth leaning away from the sun.

365 days

24 hours

• Part of Earth leaning towards the sun.

• Part of Earth leaning away from the sun.

• 365 days

• 24 hours

Multiple Choice

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• Mars.

• the ocean.

• the Earth.

• humans.

The Earth's motion...

Is why we have day, night, and seasons!

One final question before we're through...

Poll

What's your favorite season?

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

POP QUIZ!!

Can you identify the season? Let's see what you can do!

Hotspot

We'll do the first HOTSPOT question together!

1.) Click on the spot that shows the sun.

2.) Click on the spot that shows the part of the Earth experiencing summer.

Hotspot

Click on the 2 spots that show the part of the Earth that is experiencing the season of summer.

Hotspot

Click on the 2 spots that show the part of the Earth that is experiencing the season of winter.

Hotspot

Click on the spot that shows the part of the Earth that is experiencing nighttime and the season of winter.

Hotspot

Click on the spot that shows the part of the Earth that is experiencing nighttime and the season of summer.