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Questions and Answers about Seasons and Climate

For More on each season, go to these pages:

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

The Sun Makes the Seasons

The earth is slightly tilted on its axis.  As the sun shines on the earth, it shines more directly on the northern hemisphere in June, and more directly on the southern hemisphere in December.  That's why the seasons are different  in each hemisphere.  In the spring and fall, the sun shines fairly straight on the equator, giving both hemispheres equal warming.   

Experiment:

Global Lighting
   Take a globe and a light bulb or flashlight.  Imagine the globe is the earth and the light is the sun.  In the summer, what would be the position of the earth?  What is the earth's position in each of the other seasons?   

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