SEASONS

In this module you will learn that

the motions of the Earth and
Moon have other effects. Read
on and find out why.
SEASONS
RAINY AND DRY.
The seasons follow each other
regularly and you can tell in
advance when it is going to be
warm or cold and when it is
going to be rainy or not.
STUDY FIGURE 1 CAREFULLY.
STUDY FIGURE 2 CAREFULLY
STUDY FIGURE 3 CAREFULLY.
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF
THIS TILT?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
THE EARTH HAS
MOVED TO THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE SUN?
WHICH PART OF THE EARTH RECEIVES
THE DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN IN
DECEMBER?
After another six months, in June of the
following year, the Earth will have made one full
trip around the Sun. The Sun’s direct rays will fall
on the Northern Hemisphere once more. It will
be warm in the Northern Hemisphere and cold
in the Southern Hemisphere all over again. Thus,
the seasons change because the direct rays of
the Sun shift from one hemisphere to the other
as the Earth goes around the Sun.
 Sometimes the Sun’s direct rays fall on
the Northern Hemisphere and
sometimes they fall on the Southern
Hemisphere. And that is because the
Earth is tilted and it goes around the
Sun. There is another reason why the
seasons change.
 HOW DOES THE
LENGTH OF DAYTIME
AND NIGHTTIME
AFFECT THE SEASON?
When the North Pole is
tilted toward the Sun,
daytime will be longer
than nighttime in the
Northern Hemisphere.
 WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN DAYTIME IS
LONGER THAN
NIGHTTIME?
The time of heating up
during the day will be longer
than the time of cooling
down at night.
The Northern Hemisphere
steadily warms up and the
result is summer. At the same
time, in the Southern
Hemisphere, the opposite is
happening. Nights are longer
than daytime. It is winter there.
 REASONS OF THE CHANGES IN
SEASON
•the tilt of the Earth;
•its revolution around the Sun;
• the direct rays of the Sun, and
the length of daytime.