Name: Destinee Sloane Class Period 1 Date 9/11/14

SEASONS WEBQUEST
Click on the following link to answer the following questions:
http://www.astronomy.org/programs/seasons/
1. During which season is the earth closest to the sun, summer or winter? Winter
Scroll down to the Direct Energy vs. Indirect Energy picture of the flashlights.
2. Direct energy always produces Short______ shadows while indirect energy creates
_____Long____ shadows.
3. Why is this important to how warm we feel?
You are warmer when you feel the direct heat instead of indirect heat because the heat is
directly on you instead of not being.

Click on the following link to answer more questions.
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/sun/sun.html

Click on Why are there seasons?
1. Explain the difference between an equinox and a solstice:
An equinox is when the day and night are the same time all around the world. The solstice
is when the day is either the longest or the shortest day of the year.

2. How many of each do we have each year? ____2_________
Name them:
Solstices: Equinoxes:
a. The winter solstice a. Vernal
b. The summer solstice b. Autumnal

Click on Rotation
1. In which direction does the Earth spin on its axis? Counter Clockwise
Click on Solstices
2. In which direction is the Northern Hemisphere tilted during mid-Spring and summer?
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
3. How does this affect the amount of daylight we have during this time?
The North Pole has several days of total sunlight
4. During what time of year does the North Pole experience 24 hours of sunlight?
During the Summer Solstice
South Pole? During the Winter Solstice
Click on Our Orbit
5. Draw and label the Earths position in relation to the sun during each of the 4 seasons:














Click on Temperatures

1. During what season does the Northern Hemisphere receive more concentrated energy
from the sun? (Look at the flashlight example for a clue)
___________When it is directly on it __.
2. During what season (time of year) does the Sun have to travel through more atmospheres?
_________________Summer__________________________________
If you were having to explain the reasons for the seasons to a 5
th
grader who is convinced that
seasons come from being closer or further away from the Sun explain how you would do it
below: (Include at least 3 things you learned from these sites!)
_______Well little children the seasons are caused by the tilt in the earth, the direction of the
sun on the earth just kinda determines what season is going to happen when and where.