Seasons

​ Reviewing Day and Night The Earth is a **sphere.** The Earth rotates, or spins, in place like a basketball on your finger. Click on the links below to answer the questions.


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[] || What does earth's constant rotation cause us to experience?  Day and Night Seasonal Changes Phases of the Moon Tides How long does it take earth to complete one rotation? 1 day From which direction does the sun rise? East From which direction does the sun set? West What do you think would happen if the Earth stopped rotating? How would this effect human life? It would still be the same except that it would be sunny half a year on one side then the same for the other.The soler eclips would happen sooner or never depending on where you live. (The moon would still go around the earth but the sun stays for half a year.) Key Concept about Earth's rotation: missing || The Earth Is Tilted! First, let's check out the Earth's position.

What do you notice about the Earth's position when the axis appears?It is rotating on that axis. it is tilted What two hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into?Northern and Eastern hemisphers || STEP #1 Create a diagram of the Earth's tilt using Microsoft Word. STEP #2 Open a new Word document STEP #3 Click "View" STEP #4 Click "Toolbars" STEP #5 Select "Drawing" STEP #6 Select the circle from the drawing tools (they will show up at the bottom of the page) STEP #7 Drag the "plus sign" across the page to make a circle about the size of a baseball. STEP#8 You are going to make the equator. STEP#9 Select the line from the drawing toolbar. STEP#10 Position the plus sign about halfway to the edge of the circle, click and drag the line to the other side. STEP #11 Make the equator line red. STEP# 12 You are going to make the axis line. STEP# 13 Select the line from the drawing toolbar. Position the "Plus sign" just above the circle at an angle to the right. STEP#14 Drag the line toward the bottom left of the circle. STEP #15 Make this line blue. STEP #16 Label the "N" for the North Pole, "S" for the South Pole, "NH" for the Northern Hemisphere and "SH" for the Southern Hemisphere STEP #17 Save and Upload file to your wiki "Seasons" page || **Upload Word document to your wiki.** ||
 * Instruction || Task (place on your wiki) ||
 * [] || What poles does the Earth's axis run through?North and South poles
 * Show what you know using the directions below!!!

Did you know that the Earth's axis does not change position as it revolves around the sun?!? What star is it always pointed at? Go to the internet to find the answer. Hint: It is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor.

In a more focused position. || It produces less heat. Is more spread out. ||
 * Direct Light || Angled or Indirect light ||
 * It produces more heat.

Key Concept: Which produces more heat? Which produces less? The Earth Revolves Around the Sun

Right || Describe the way the sun's rays are hitting the hemispheres during each of the season (direct, indirect, or equal). || **Copy, paste and fill out Southern and Northern Hemisphere charts on your wiki.** || Yes but only half of each hemi. What do you notice about their seasons? It gets more clouds when it reaches fall.Clear through summer and spring.Winter is half and half. ||
 * Instruction || Task ||
 * Click on the link. Observe the Earth's tilt in the simulation. [] || Is the Earth's tilt always pointing the the right or the left?
 * Copy the Northern and Southern Hemisphere tables below. Paste them on your wiki.
 * [] || Do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres ever experience the same season?

Northern Hemisphere

direct || Equal || Direct || Equal ||
 * winter || spring || summer || fall ||
 * In

Southern Hemisphere

direct || Equal || Direct || Equal ||
 * winter || spring || summer || fall ||
 * In

amount of daylight || The shortest amount || 12 hours of sunlight || The longets amount || 12 hours of sunlight || sunlight in spring and fall incorrect
 * || winter solstice || spring equinox || summer solstice || fall equinox ||
 * Date || December 22 || March 21 || June 21 || September 22 ||
 * Describe the