Earth/Moon/Sun System Seasons Chart with Brainpop

Master Earth's seasons with our interactive chart! Understand equinoxes, solstices, and Earth's tilt.

Please type your name. Name _ Brainpop Seasons Watch the Brainpop video and complete the questions and chart that follow. Remember: The video is found on Brainpop on my page in Clever. Complete the Brainpop Seasons review on Clever before completing this assignment. What causes seasons slide show presentation The slide show below can be used to review what causes seasons. Note: Slide number 33 can be used to help you complete the chart below. The Seasons Click on each blank to fill in the information. Use the information from the video and this chart to help you answer the multiple choice questions. Refer to the slides to help. Date Name Special Beginning Graphic March 21st March Equinox daytime hours = nighttime hours Northern Hemisphere is Spring and Southern Hemisphere is Fall June 22nd June Solstice more daylight hours than night hours Northern Hemisphere is Summer and Southern Hemisphere is Winter September 23rd September Equinox daytime hours = nighttime hours Norther Hemisphere is Fall and Southern Hemisphere is Spring December 22nd December Solstice less daylight hours than night hours Northern Hemisphere is Winter and Southern Hemisphere is Summer Read each questions carefully. Use the chart above and the video to help you answer the questions.What causes the seasons to change? The Earth's distance from the Sun. The warming and cooling of Earth's core. The Earth's tilt on it's axis in relation to the Sun. The Earth's rotation on its axis. What happens when the area you live tilts away from the sun? It's summer in your area. It's spring in your area. It's fall (autumn) in your area It's winter in youir area. What happens when it's spring in the Southern Hemisphere? It's fall (autumn) in the Northern Hemisphere. It's spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It's winter in the Northern Hemisphere. How are winters in the Northern Hemisphere different from winters in the Southern Hemisphere? Winter days are short in the Northern Hemisphere and long in the Southern Hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere winters are cold; Southern Hemisphere winters are hot. Winter lasts from December to March in the Northern Hemisphere; it lasts from June to September in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, winter lasts from June to September; in the Southern Hemisphere it lasts from December to March. Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-round? It remians the same distance from the sun year-round. It receives the same amount of direct sunlight year-round. Its days are more than 18 hours long year-round. The equator rotates slower than the poles. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, which day will you receive the most daylight? September 21st or 23rd December 21st or 22nd March 21st June 21st or 22nd