Names: ______Period: ______

Directions: Make sure the year is set to 2015 (always click compute table to display data)

City / Month & days
12 hrs - 12 hrs & 15 mins / Month & day least
amount of sunlight / Month & day most
amount of sunlight / first day daylight time start to increase / Months daylight hours increase / first day daylight time start to decrease / months daylight hours decrease
In form A select MS, Type - Jackson
In form A select Alaska
In form A
Type Singapore
  1. Where is Alaska in relation to Jackson?______
  1. Where is Singapore in relation to Jackson? ______
  1. What is the relationship between the seasons & the amount of sunlight an area gets?
  1. What can you infer about the location of Singapore, based on your data? Give evidence to support your answer.

  1. What is the latitude line for the equator? ______
  2. What is the latitude line for the Tropic of Cancer? ______
  3. What is the latitude line for the Tropic of Capricorn? _____

Click on

Click on show

Answer the following question:

  1. What is the distance between our Earth and the Sun

during the following months?

  • Jan. ______
  • Mar. ______
  • June ______
  • Sept. ______
  1. What month are we the closest to the sun? ______Farthest from the sun? ______
  2. What month does Chicago have the warmest temperature? ______Coldest? ______
  3. Is there a relationship between our distance from the sun & the temperature of the season? Explain why or why not.
  1. Out of the four cities which location has the biggest difference in temperature throughout the year? ______
  2. Which location has the least temperature variation? ______
  3. Based on the position of Earth in relation to the sun, why do you think the temperatures vary at some locations and not at others.

Change the Earth’s tilt to 0o

  1. What happens to the daylight hours for each location? ______
  1. What happens to the temperature at each location?______
  1. What do you think would be the impact on seasons if our Earth did not have a tilt?
City / Latitude / Month of summer Solstice / Month of Fall/ autumnal Equinox / Month of Winter Solstice / Month of Vernal/spring Equinox / Month Sun is highest in the sky & most direct sunlight / Month Sun is lowest in the sky & least direct sunlight
New York
Miami
Singapore
Australia
  1. Based on the information in the data chart, what do you infer is the relationship between the angle the sun’s rays strike Earth & seasonal changes? ______
  2. Which location has a completely different season? ______
  3. What is the season called & what is it? (google it) ______
  1. What appears to be causing the change of seasons? ______
  2. How does the Hemisphere affect the Season & what causes this difference? ______

Click on the following tabs to answer the questions

  1. Sun’s path in the sky: When does the sun rise due East & set due West?
  1. Sun’s Angle: When is the sun’s rays the most intense?
  1. Seasonal Lag: When does a location typically receive the warmest temperatures? Explain why.