Seasons Web Quest!! Part II

Solstices and Equinoxes

Click on the link and use the information on the website to answer the following questions

Summer solstices:

  1. When is the summer solstice?

Instructions: Click in the Green letters “Summer Solstices”.

  1. Where is the Earth during the summer solstice?
  1. Look at the Northern Hemisphere (the top of the Earth) Describe the tilt of the Earth (is the Northern Hemisphere tilted towards the sun? Away from the sun? Neither towards or away?)

Instructions: Click in the RED letters “Close Up” under the Summer Solstices.

  1. Describe what is happening during a Summer Solstice.
  1. What is happening in the Northern Hemisphere during the Summer Solstice?
  1. What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere during the Summer Solstice?
  1. What is happening in the Southern Hemisphere during the Summer Solstice?
  1. What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere during the Summer Solstice?

Autumnal Equinox:

  1. When is the Autumnal Equinox?

Instructions: Click in the Green letters “Autumnal Equinox”.

  1. Where is the Earth during the Autumnal Equinox?
  1. Look at the Northern Hemisphere (the top of the Earth) Describe the tilt of the Earth (is the Northern Hemisphere tilted towards the sun? Away from the sun? Neither towards or away?)

Instructions: Click in the RED letters “Close Up” under the Autumnal Equinox.

  1. Describe what is happening during an Autumnal Equinox.
  1. What is happening in the Northern Hemisphere during the Autumnal Equinox?
  1. What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere during the Autumnal Equinox?
  1. What is happening in the Southern Hemisphere during the Autumnal Equinox?
  1. What season is it i in the Southern Hemisphere during the Autumnal Equinox?

Winter solstices:

  1. When is the Winter solstice?

Instructions: Click in the Green letters “Winter Solstices”.

  1. Where is the Earth during the Winter solstice?
  1. Look at the Northern Hemisphere (the top of the Earth) Describe the tilt of the Earth (is the Northern Hemisphere tilted towards the sun? Away from the sun? Neither towards or away?)

Instructions: Click in the RED letters “Close Up” under the Winter solstice.

  1. Describe what is happening during a Winter Solstice.
  1. What is happening in the Northern Hemisphere during the Winter Solstice?
  1. What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere during the Winter Solstice?
  1. What is happening in the Southern Hemisphere during the Winter Solstice?
  1. What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere during the Winter Solstice?
    Santa wears shorts in Australia? Seasons in the Hemisphere

Click on the link and use the information on the website to answer the following questions

Instructions Click on “Continue to Interactive”

Instructions: “Click Select data for the month of” for all months of the year. Write down five observations about the animation. Make sure to look at the temperatures and hours of sunlight. Describe anything you see!

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Instructions: “Click Select data for the month of” and record the temperature data for each of the locations. (Do not do Alaska)

Location / Temperature
Jan / Feb / March / April / May / June / July / Aug / Sept / Oct / Nov / Dec
Chicago, ILL
Quito, Equador
Melbourne, AUST

Instructions: Use the Graph paper to graph the Yearly temperatures for the four locations

Label the graph with the dates of the Summer Solstices (June 21st), Autumnal Equinox (September 23rd). Winter Solstices (December 21st) and Spring Equinox (March 21st)

Answer the questions below:

  1. Compare the yearly temperatures for Chicago, ILL and Melbourne, AUST. How are they similar? How are they different?
  1. Why do you think they are different (think about the tilt of the Earths axis)?
  1. Compare the yearly temperatures for Chicago, ILL and Quito, Equador. How are they similar? How are they different?
  1. Why do you think they are different (think about the tilt of the Earths axis)?
  1. Use the information about to explain, Why Does Santa wears shorts in Australia?