24.2 sun and seasons
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24.2 Sun and Seasons . http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/ seasons_interactive.html. Earth Motions. 1. Earth moves in two major ways: Rotation : spinning of earth on its axis Revolution : earth orbits around the sun . What Causes Seasons ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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24.2 Sun and Seasons
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html
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Earth Motions1. Earth moves in two major ways:– Rotation: spinning of earth on its axis – Revolution: earth orbits around the sun
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What Causes Seasons?
1. Tilt of the earth as it moves around the sun- Earth is tilted by 23.5 degrees
2. As the earth orbits, different parts of the earth get direct and intense solar radiation
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Seasons
3. Opposite in the N and S hemisphere
4. When N tilted to the sun (summer), S tilted away (winter)
5. If the earth was not tilted= no seasons
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Seasons and Latitudes
1. Polar: Cold, don’t have 4 seasons – (66.4 N or S to poles)
2. Temperate: 4 seasons (23.5-66.5 N or S)
3. Tropics: Warm all year, no seasons (23.5 N or S)– Get intense rays all year long
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• Solstice: sun is directly overhead at latitude 23.5 N or S
• Equinox: neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, and the lengths of daylight and darkness are =
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VERNAL EQUINOX : March 211st day of springDays get longer and warmerSun’s direct & intense rays fall on the EQUATOR (and move north throughout spring)(equal day and night @ equator) SUMMER SOLSTICE: June 211ST day of SUMMERLongest day of the year – Shortest nightSun’s direct & intense rays are over 23.5 N (Tropic of Cancer) AUTUMNAL EQUINOX: Sept 231st day of FallSun’s direct & intense rays fall on the EQUATORDays get cooler and shorter(equal day and night @ equator) WINTER SOLSTICE: Dec 211ST day of WinterLongest night – shortest daySun’s direct & intense rays are over 23.5 S (Tropic of Capricorn)
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