Compare summer and winter shadows

Summer shadows:

1. Longer shadows occur at dawn and dusk because the Sun is low on the horizon line.

2. Shortest shadows occur during the day and the shortest shadow is at solar noon because the Sun is at its highest point in the sky.

3. The shadows make a concave pattern or the shape of a smile.

Winter shadows:

1. Longer shadows occur at dawn and dusk because the Sun is low on the horizon line.

2. Shorter shadows occur during the day. This is because the Sun sits low in the sky during this time of year. (There is no solar noon in the winter.)

3. The shadows make a convex pattern or an arc.

The reasons for the seasons

Summer season:

1. There is a summer solstice that occurs on June 21.

2. The longest amount of daylight occurs on this day.

3. The Earth’s axis is tilted toward the Sun.

4. Because the Earth’s axis is titled toward the rays from the Sun are direct in the northern hemisphere creating warm weather.

5. When it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is winter in the southern hemisphere because the Sun’s rays are hitting the Earth indirectly creating cold weather

6. The Earth is moving counterclockwise around the Sun.

Fall season:

1. There is an autumnal equinox that occurs on September 21.

2. There is equal amount of daylight and darkness on this date.

3. The Earth’s axis is parallel to the Sun.

4. The Sun’s rays directed toward the Equator.

5. Weather is cool in both the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere.

6. The Earth is moving counterclockwise around the Sun.

Winter season:

1. There is a winter solstice that occurs on December 21.

2. The longest amount of darkness occurs on this day.

3. The Earth’s axis is tilted away from the Sun.

4. Because the Earth’s axis is tilted away the rays from the Sun are indirect in the northern hemisphere creating cold weather.

5. When it is winter in the northern hemisphere it is summer in the southern hemisphere because the Sun’s rays are hitting the Earth directly creating warm weather.

Spring season: (Same explanation as the fall season except the date)

1. There is a spring equinox that occurs approximately around March 22.

2. There is equal amount of daylight and darkness on this date.

3. The Earth’s axis is parallel to the Sun.

4. The Sun’s rays directed toward the Equator.

5. Weather is cool in both the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere.

6. The Earth is moving counterclockwise around the Sun.