Quick Seasons Review Worksheet

Sort the following terms into the correct box. summer solstice (Northern Hemisphere) 6 longest day of year winter solstice (Northern Hemisphere) 12 longest night of year fall equinox (Northern Hemisphere) 9 spring equinox (Northern Hemisphere) 3 Label the proper seasons to the picture below Using the words: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, label the diagram of the Earth in its orbit. Spring Summer Fall Winter Finish the following paragraph. On the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the Tropic of Cancer receives direct sunlight. In other words the Sun, at noon, is 90° above an observer. Three months later during the Autumnal Equinox the Sun is now directly overhead the Equator. On the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, the Sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn before it starts to head back in the other direction.