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SCI Gr5 U4 M1L2 - Seasons

The document explains that seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis, which is tilted at 23.5 degrees, rather than the distance from the sun. As the Earth orbits the sun, different hemispheres receive varying amounts of sunlight, leading to seasonal changes. This results in opposite seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres due to the alternating exposure to the sun's rays.

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SCI Gr5 U4 M1L2 - Seasons

The document explains that seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis, which is tilted at 23.5 degrees, rather than the distance from the sun. As the Earth orbits the sun, different hemispheres receive varying amounts of sunlight, leading to seasonal changes. This results in opposite seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres due to the alternating exposure to the sun's rays.

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WHY DO WE HAVE SEASONS?

Grade 5 - Week 28
OBJECTIVE

Students will understand how the tilt


of the earth affects the amount of
sunlight received on Earth creating
different seasons.
The Earth's orbit around the sun is
NOT a perfect circle. It is an ellipse.
Seasons are not caused by how
close the Earth is the sun.
In fact, the Earth is closest to the
sun around January 3 and farthest
away from the sun around July 4.
Seasons are the result of the tilt of
the Earth's axis.
Earth's axis is tilted 23.5.
This tilting is why we have seasons like
fall, winter, spring, summer.
The number of daylight hours is
greater for the hemisphere, of half of
Earth, that is tilted toward the Sun.
Northern Hemisphere Seasons
Summer is warmer than
winter (in each hemisphere)
because the Sun's rays hit the
Earth at more direct angle
during summer than during
winter.
Also the days are much longer
than the nights during the
summer.
During the winter, the Sun's rays
hit the Earth at an extreme
angle, and the days are very
short. These effect are due to the
tilt of the Earth's axis.
The Earth's seasons are not caused
by the differences in the distance
from the Sun throughout the year.
Question

Explain why the seasons


are opposite in the
south and north
hemispheres.
Answer
During summer or
winter, one part of the
planet is more directly
exposed to the rays of
the Sun than the other,
and this exposure
alternates as the Earth
revolves in its orbit.

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