seasons

How long does it take earth to complete one rotation? 24 hours From which direction does the sun rise? east From which direction does the sun set? west What do you think would happen if the Earth stopped rotating? How would this effect human life? if the earth stopped rotating, half the earth would have no light. that would effect human life because if we didnt have light we wouldnt have trees, they would all die and if trees die, we dont have paper and if we dont have paper we dont have anything to right on. also, the plants would die and we wouldnt have oxegen and if we dont have oxegen we would die. next, if we have light all the time, we wouldnt know if its morning or night because normal clocks dont say a.m. or p.m. also, some things need darkness to live so those hings would die too. next, most people would go crazy if we only had light. What poles does the Earth's axis run through? the equator What do you notice about the Earth's position when the axis appears? its tilted What two hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into? northern and southern. ||
 * What does earth's constant rotation cause us to experience? twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of night time.




 * Direct Light || Angled or Indirect light ||
 * bright, small, focused spot, hot || spread out, heat=weaker, less bright ||

Key Concept: Which produces more heat? direct light Which produces less? indirect light

Northern Hemisphere


 * winter || spring || summer || fall ||
 * indirect || equal || direct || equal ||

Southern Hemisphere


 * winter || spring || summer || fall ||
 * direct || equal || indirect || equal ||

Is the Earth's tilt always pointing the the right or the left? right What do you notice about their seasons? they can experiance the same season. ||
 * Do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres ever experience the same season? yes

amount of daylight || shortest day of the year || 12 hours || longest day of the year || 12 hours ||
 * || winter solstice || spring equinox || summer solstice || fall equinox ||
 * Date || december 22 || march 21 || june 21 || september 22 ||
 * Describe the