Guided Notes on SEASONS

There are four seasons that

the Earth experiences
including summer, fall,
winter and spring.
Seasons are caused by the 23.5
degree tilt of the Earth on its
axis and where the Earth is in
its orbit around the Sun.
When the axis of the Earth
has the Northern
Hemisphere pointed toward
the Sun this is summer.
Temperatures rise and the amount
of sunlight increases.

June 21 is known as the Summer

Solstice or the first day of summer
and December 21 is the Winter
Solstice or first days of winter.
September 21 and March 21
are known as the fall and
spring equinox with equal
amounts of day and night.
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Northern and Southern
hemispheres experience the
seasons in the same order
but at different times.
When the Northern
Hemisphere experiences
summer the Southern
Hemisphere is experience
winter.