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    The document explains that seasons are caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun, not by differences in distance from the sun. As the Earth revolves, its northern and southern hemispheres alternately tilt toward or away from the sun, causing variations in sunlight exposure and resulting in seasonal changes of fall, winter, spring and summer in each hemisphere. Key events are the solstices when the tilt is at its extremes, marking the start of winter and summer, and the equinoxes when day and night are equal lengths globally.

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    The document explains that seasons are caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun, not by differences in distance from the sun. As the Earth revolves, its northern and southern hemispheres alternately tilt toward or away from the sun, causing variations in sunlight exposure and resulting in seasonal changes of fall, winter, spring and summer in each hemisphere. Key events are the solstices when the tilt is at its extremes, marking the start of winter and summer, and the equinoxes when day and night are equal lengths globally.

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    The document explains that seasons are caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun, not by differences in distance from the sun. As the Earth revolves, its northern and southern hemispheres alternately tilt toward or away from the sun, causing variations in sunlight exposure and resulting in seasonal changes of fall, winter, spring and summer in each hemisphere. Key events are the solstices when the tilt is at its extremes, marking the start of winter and summer, and the equinoxes when day and night are equal lengths globally.

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    Seasons 2

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    The document explains that seasons are caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun, not by differences in distance from the sun. As the Earth revolves, its northern and southern hemispheres alternately tilt toward or away from the sun, causing variations in sunlight exposure and resulting in seasonal changes of fall, winter, spring and summer in each hemisphere. Key events are the solstices when the tilt is at its extremes, marking the start of winter and summer, and the equinoxes when day and night are equal lengths globally.

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    Why do we

    have
    seasons?
    Earth’s rotation
    • The Earth
    rotates on its
    axis (imaginary
    vertical line
    around which
    Earth spins)
    every 23 hours
    & 56 minutes.
    Earth’s rotation
    • One day on Earth
    is one rotation of
    the Earth.
    • One Day on Earth
    is when our side
    of the Earth
    faces the sun.
    Earth’s rotation
    • Night on
    Earth is
    when the
    side of Earth
    we are on
    faces away
    from the sun.
    Earth’s revolution
    • It takes the Earth
    365.25 days (or
    rotations) to
    travel or revolve
    around the Sun
    once.
    • This is called a Orbit
    year.
    Motion Terminology

    • Rotation – to spin on an
    axis
    Motion Terminology

    • Revolution – the motion


    of a body around another
    body
    Motion Terminology
    • Orbit – the path that is
    followed around another body
    in space
    Why do we have seasons?
    • The Earth’s
    orbit around
    the sun is
    NOT a
    perfect
    circle. It is
    an ellipse.
    Ellipse
    Why do we have seasons?
    • Seasons
    are not
    caused by
    how close
    the Earth is
    to the sun.
    Ellipse
    Why do we have seasons?
    • In fact, the
    Earth is
    closest to the
    sun around
    January 3 and
    farthest away
    from the sun
    around July 4.
    Ellipse
    Why do we have seasons?
    • Seasons are
    the result of
    the tilt of the
    Earth's axis.
    • Earth’s axis
    is tilted 23.5°.
    Why do we have seasons?
    • This tilting is
    why we have
    SEASONS
    like
    • fall,
    • winter,
    • spring,
    • summer.
    Why do we have seasons?
    • The number of
    daylight hours is
    greater for the
    hemisphere, or
    half of Earth, that
    is tilted toward
    the Sun.
    • Seasons Interactive
    Why do we have seasons?
    • Summer is warmer than winter (in each
    hemisphere) because the Sun's rays hit the
    Earth at a more direct angle during summer than
    during winter
    Why do we have seasons?
    • Also the days are much longer than the
    nights during the summer.
    • During the winter, the Sun's rays hit the
    Earth at an extreme angle, and the days
    are very short. These effects are due to the
    tilt of the Earth's axis.
    Seasons…in a nut shell
    Solstices
    • Occur twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is
    oriented at its extremes. Tilted the farthest or closest
    • Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. In the
    Northern Hemisphere. It occurs on December 21 or 22
    and marks the beginning of winter.
    • The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. It
    occurs on June 20 or 21 and marks the beginning of
    summer.
    Equinoxes
    • A day lasts 12 hours and
    a night lasts 12 hours at
    all latitudes.
    • Equinox literally means
    "equal night".
    • Sunlight strikes the earth
    most directly at the
    equator.
    • This occurs twice a year.
    Equinox
    • The vernal (spring)
    equinox occurs March
    20.
    • The autumnal (fall)
    equinox occurs
    September 22 or 23.
    The Earth's seasons are not
    caused by the differences in the
    distance from the Sun throughout
    the year.
    Review
    Look closely at where the Sun is hitting the
    Earth during each season:

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