The Reason for Seasons
Across
- 1. What shape is the Earth?
- 3. In our diagrams, the Earth's axis should always point towards which side of the paper?
- 6. Which hemisphere is pointing more directly towards the Sun during Summer in Australia?
- 7. The path of the Sun through the sky
- 11. the ____________ solstice is the shortest and darkest day of the year.
- 14. The winter solstice occurs when the Sun is directly above the tropic of _____________.
- 15. The equator divides the globe into two equal _________________
- 19. The two days of the year where day and night are the same length
- 20. The summer solstice occurs when the Sun is directly above the tropic of ___________.
- 22. The tropic of capricorn is the furthest _________ you can go and have the Sun be directly over your head.
- 24. Things light can pass through are transparent. Objects light cannot pass through are _____________
- 25. The ___________ equinox on March 21 marks the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere.
Down
- 2. Which hemisphere of the Earth is point more directly towards the Sun during OUR summer?
- 4. The _____________ of cancer is the most northern latitude you would see the Sun at an altitude of 90 degrees.
- 5. These day mark the beginning of Summer or Winter
- 8. During the winter months, the altitude of the Sun is very __________ which means the energy will be more spread out over a larger area, making it colder
- 9. Sunlight hits Earth in straight and ____________ lines.
- 10. Local __________ is the point where the sun is at its highest point in the sky. Also marks the line of symmetry on a shadow plot.
- 12. The invisible line that the Earth rotates around
- 13. As altitude decreases, the energy from the Sun becomes more __________ out causing it to be darker and colder.
- 16. The equinoxes occur when the Sun is directly above the ____________
- 17. During summer, the energy of the Sun is very _____________, which will make it very hot!
- 18. Which hemisphere is pointing more directly towards the Sun during Spring and Fall?
- 21. You would use a _____________ plot to find the altitude of the sun (NEVER look directly into the Sun!)
- 23. Earth's axis is always pointed towards the _________ direction in space.