Seasons Portion of the Giant Mega Foldable (AKA: The Dlugos Foldable)
In the Center of Your Large Foldable, you need to replace the “Layers of the Earth” with a page that is
described below and has the title “The Reasons for the Seasons” (give it that title)
You need on your paper:
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The 4 planets on this page
All 4 seasons
The correct tilt for each planet picture – use a protractor (23.5 degrees)
Which hemisphere has which season at each of the four time periods (Approx the 21st or 22nd of June, Sep,
Dec, and March).
5. A slight ellipse for the path (note: In January the Earth is nearly 3 million miles closer to the sun than in July.)
6. The Sun in the middle, with a note that it’s not to scale (see question #14).
Questions – answer on a separate sheet of paper:
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What is the correct tilt of the planet in November?
What is the purpose of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn on a globe of the Earth?
When does the sun shine directly on each Tropic and when does it do the same for the Equator?
Since the planet is generally described as being 93 million miles from the Sun, and is 3 million miles closer in
January than July, what are its actual distances from the Sun in January and July?
(http://www.windows2universe.org/kids_space/earth_galore.html) or http://bit.ly/1qnLlIg
What are perihelion and aphelion? (same source as the previous question)
What are the Solstices? When do they occur, and what are their names?
http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/seasons2.html or http://bit.ly/1mDzuv2
What is an Equinox? When does it occur? (Same source as the previous question)
How big would the sun have to be if the planet is the size you find on this page? (Show your work)