Name: _____________Brittney Steele______ Class Period ___1___________ Date

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SEASONS WEBQUEST
Click on the following link to answer the following questions:
http://www.astronomy.org/programs/seasons/
1. During which season is the earth closest to the sun, summer or winter? ______middle of
winter________ Scroll down to the Direct Energy vs. Indirect Energy picture of the
flashlights.
2. Direct energy always produces ______short_________ shadows while indirect energy
creates _________long__________ shadows.
3. Why is this important to how warm we feel?
___________________________because
we
need
the
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Click on the following link to answer more questions.
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/sun/sun.html
Click on Why are there seasons?
1. Explain the difference between an equinox and a solstice:
_The solstice is like the longest(summer) and shortest day(winter) of the year and
equinox is the shortest of the
year.__________________________________________________________
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2. How many of each do we have each year? _______2______
Name them:
Solstices:
Equinoxes:
a.
a.
b.
b.
Click on Rotation
1. In which direction does the Earth spin on its axis? __the west towards the
east________________________ Click on Solstices
2. In which direction is the Northern Hemispere tilted during mid-Spring and summer?
________toward the sun_______________________________________
3. How does this effect the amount of daylight we have during this time?
_______________shorter days longer nights
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4. During what time of year does the North Pole experience 24 hours of sunlight?
_____________________ Solstice______________________________
South pole?
_____________Equinox_______________________________________________

Click on Our Orbit

5. Draw and label the

Click on Temperatures
1. During what season does the Northern Hemisphere receive more concentrated energy
from the sun? (look at the flashlight example for a clue)
_______summer__________________________________________________________
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2. During what season (time of year) does the Sun have to travel through more atmosphere?
________________winter8___________________________________
If you were having to explain the reasons for the seasons to a 5th grader who is convinced
that seasons come from being closer or further away from the Sun explain how you would
do it below: (Include at least 3 things you learned from these sites!)
______First , it doesnt depend on how close the Earth is to the sun. Its simply the way
the Earth changes on Earths axis. The different positions changes the seasons .
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