Seasons and Earth Orbit

On Earth this is the result of Earth's orbit around the Sun and Earth's axial tilt relative to the ecliptic plane.

• Seasons

• hours

• day and night time

• year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Southern Thailand experiences which season?

(choose options that apply)

• hot seasons

• rainy seasons

• cool seasons

• winter season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Northern Thailand experiences which season?

(choose options that apply)

• cool season

• hot season

• rainy season

• winter season

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is where light perpendicularly strikes , so there is more solar energy absorption and weather is warmer than other areas.

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Pacific Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Different hemispheres have different angles to the sun at different times of the year due to

• earth's orbit

• Earth's axis tilt of 23.5 degrees

• earth's moon

• Sun's gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Tilt of the Earth's axis causes

• seasons

• number of daylight hours to change

• light from the sun to heat different parts of the Earth at different angles

• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During this season, It’s cold and the Sun's rays hit the Earth at an extreme angle and days are very short.

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During this season, it’s warm (in each hemisphere) because the Sun's rays hit the Earth at a more direct angle and days are much longer than the nights.

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In Thailand, mid of February until mid of May, temperature is higher than other seasons. What season is this?

• Hot season

• cool season

• rainy season

• winter season

In Thailand, mid of May until mid of October is under the influence of Southwest Monsoon, monsoon trough and tropical cyclones. What season is this?

• hot season

• rainy season

• cool season

• winter season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6