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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A city at the equator has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night throughout the year. Explain why this is the case.
A city located at 60°N latitude experiences how many hours of daylight during the summer solstice?
Describe how the angle of sunlight affects the intensity of seasons.
Describe the position of the Earth relative to the Sun during the June solstice.
A city at the equator has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night throughout the year. Explain why this is the case.
A city located at 60°N latitude experiences how many hours of daylight during the summer solstice?
Explain why the Southern Hemisphere's winters are generally milder than those in the Northern Hemisphere.
If the tilt of Earth's axis increased from 23.5° to 30°, what would be the effect on seasonal temperature differences?
Which of the following best describes the reason for the difference in seasons between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
(1) The hemispheres are at different distances from the Sun
(2) The tilt of Earth's axis causes each hemisphere to receive different amounts of sunlight at different times of the year
(3) The Earth's rotation speed varies
(4) The Sun's energy output changes
Which of the following best explains why the Southern Hemisphere's summer occurs when the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter?
(1) The Earth's orbit is elliptical
(2) The tilt of Earth's axis causes opposite hemispheres to receive different amounts of sunlight at the same time
(3) The Sun moves north and south of the equator
(4) The Earth's rotation reverses direction
Which of the following dates is closest to the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?
(1) March 21
(2) June 21
(3) September 23
(4) December 21
Which of the following is NOT a result of Earth's axial tilt?
(1) Variation in daylight hours
(2) Changing Sun angles
(3) The existence of seasons
(4) The length of a year
Fill in the blank: The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of approximately ______ degrees relative to the perpendicular of its orbital plane.
Fill in the blank: The imaginary line around which the Earth rotates is called the ______.
Fill in the blank: The phenomenon where the Sun is directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer is called the ______ solstice.
Fill in the blank: The two days of the year when day and night are approximately equal in length are called ______.
True or False: During an equinox, the Sun is directly above the equator.
True or False: The Earth is closer to the Sun during the Northern Hemisphere's summer than during its winter.
True or False: The Earth's distance from the Sun is the main reason for the temperature differences between summer and winter.
True or False: The equator experiences significant seasonal temperature changes throughout the year.
