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21-22 March
spring equinox
21-22 December
winter solstice
21-22 June
summer solstice
22-23 September
autumn equinox
Understand
8.
Listen and say true or false. Correct the false sentences.
Analyse
9.
Locate Spain and Australia on a political world map. What time of
the year is the longest day in Spain? And in Australia? Explain why.
10.
Compare the four photos above of the same place in different
seasons. Identify the main differences and explain what causes
them.
Create
11.
If the Earth rotates on its own axis
and moves in space around the
Sun, why can’t we feel the Earth
moving? Investigate and write
your finding in your notebook.
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1. The planet Earth and its representation
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THE SEASONS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Spring
Spring begins with
the
spring equinox
. At this time,
the Sun’s rays fall directly on the
Equator. Days and nights are the
same length, 12 hours. (In the
Southern Hemisphere it is autumn.)
Winter
Winter begins with
the
winter solstice
. At this time,
the Sun’s rays fall directly on the
Tropic of Capricorn. This is when
the days are shortest and coldest in
the Northern Hemisphere.
Summer
Summer begins with
the
summer solstice
. At this time the
Sun’s rays fall directly on the Tropic
of Cancer. This is when the days are
longest and hottest in the Northern
hemisphere. (It is winter in the
Southern Hemisphere.)
Autumn
Autumn begins with
the
autumn equinox
. At this time,
just as in spring, the Sun’s rays fall
directly on the Equator. Days and
nights are the same length.
