Common Misconceptions About Seasons

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Across
  1. 4. This season occurs when a hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and it receives sunlight at a high angle.
  2. 7. This imaginary line is the hottest place on Earth. It is located at 0 degrees latitude.
  3. 9. On June 21, the Northern hemisphere has a hot temperature. This is not caused by the Earth's distance from the sun, but by the high angle of ________ that hits the hemisphere.
  4. 10. The main reason we have seasons is because the Earth ________ around the sun. Some time ago, humans thought that the Earth was the center of the solar system. In fact, every planet in our solar system, including the Earth, does this around the sun.
  5. 12. This season occurs when a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and it receives sunlight at a low angle.
  6. 13. Overall, the reason we have seasons is the ____________ of sun rays in a certain portion of Earth. The lesser the _____________, the lower the temperature, and the higher the _____________ the higher the temperature.
  7. 14. While some have thought that the reason the seasons change has to do with the Earth's ____ changing, but this is incorrect. As the Earth revolves around the sun, Earth's ____ is always at a 23.5 tilt, towards polaris.
Down
  1. 1. The Earth is split, bottom half and top half. The North __________ and the South __________.
  2. 2. A long time ago, the smartest of people had the idea that the sun moved across the sky. This is not true. The sun never moves, it is constantly still. It is the Earth that causes the illusion of the sun moving across the sky. As we ______, the sun appears to move, but only because we see the sun from different angles.
  3. 3. When sunlight hits the Earth at a ______ angle, the rays are more concentrated, causing it to be hotter in the area.
  4. 5. Scientists used to believe that the Northern and Southern hemispheres have the same seasons at the same time. Actually, the Northern and Southern hemispheres have ________ seasons at the same time.
  5. 6. People believe that the hours of daylight increase all summer. This is incorrect. The first day of summer is the 21 of June, this is also the longest day of the year. It is impossible that the rest of the summer there are more hours of daylight, when June 21 has already past. This day is known as the summer ________.
  6. 7. Many people believe that the seasons occur due to Earth's changing distance from the sun. However, it has been proven that Earth's orbit is _______, but in real life it is more circular.
  7. 8. When sunlight hits the Earth at a ________ angle, the rays are less concentrated, causing it to be cooler in the area.
  8. 11. An _______ occurs when day and night have the same duration.