Seasons
Word
Definition
An object spinning on its axis
Causes
Day and night
One object going around another
object (orbit)
Years and seasons
A pulling force of one object on
another
Objects to stay in orbit
Rotation
Revolution
Gravity
1. The sun’s rays always shine on the half of the earth facing the sun. The side facing
the sun would be experiencing _______day________ while the other side would be
experiencing ________night_______________.
2. Earth’s axis is tilted at a ____23 ½ ___________________ angle and always points
toward the ___North Star______________________
3. Earth revolves around the sun in a _____counterclockwise_______________
direction.
4. We live in the ____Northern_________________ Hemisphere.
Earth’s direction
Tilting toward the
sun
Season for Northern
Hemisphere and reason
Summer
Direct sunlight
Season for Southern
Hemisphere and reason
Winter
Indirect sunlight
Tilting away from
the sun
Winter
Indirect sunlight
Summer
Direct sunlight
5. Three reasons for the seasons are:
1. Earth’s revolution around the Sun
2. the tilt of the Earth
3. angle of sunlight