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 angle of sunlight affects the temperature experienced at different latitudes.
Describe the relationship between Earth's tilt and the intensity of sunlight received at different latitudes.
Describe what happens during an equinox.
Describe what happens to the Sun's position in the sky at noon as you move from the equator toward the poles.
During which month does the Northern Hemisphere experience the summer solstice?
Explain why the length of daylight changes throughout the year.
Explain why the poles experience six months of daylight followed by six months of darkness.
Explain why the seasons are opposite in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explain why the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer when the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter.
Explain why the tropics do not experience four distinct seasons like temperate regions.
What is the main reason that the equator has a relatively constant climate throughout the year?
What is the main reason that the poles are colder than the equator?
What is the name of the imaginary line around which the Earth rotates?
What is the name of the point in Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the Sun?
What is the term for the point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun?
What is the term for the two days each year when day and night are of approximately equal length?
