What are the reasons for seasons?

In this lesson, we will be learning about why we have the four different seasons in the UK: winter, spring , summer and autumn. Whilst doing this, we will be learning more about the Sun and planet Earth!

What are the reasons for seasons?

In this lesson, we will be learning about why we have the four different seasons in the UK: winter, spring , summer and autumn. Whilst doing this, we will be learning more about the Sun and planet Earth!

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Key learning points

  1. Explain how the Sun sustains life on Earth
  2. Review how the tilt of the Earth creates the seasons
  3. Explore how the seasons are different in the different hemispheres

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8 Questions

Q1.
Which statement is true?
Correct answer: The UK has wild weather which means the weather can change quickly.
The UK has wild weather which means the weather doesn't change drastically.
Q2.
What does maritime mean in regards to air masses?
air mass travels over land
air mass travels over the Arctic
air mass travels over the tropics
Correct answer: air mass travels over water
Q3.
What does continental mean in regards to air masses?
Correct answer: air mass travels over land
air mass travels over the Arctic
air mass travels over the tropics
air mass travels over water
Q4.
Which of these air masses affect the UK? (Choose 5!)
Correct answer: Arctic Maritime
Cold Continental
Correct answer: Polar Continental
Correct answer: Polar Maritime
Tropical Arctic
Correct answer: Tropical Continental
Correct answer: Tropical Maritime
Q5.
If the source of air mass is oceans, what kind of weather does it bring?
cold
dry
warm
Correct answer: wet
Q6.
If the source of air mass is land, what kind of weather does it bring?
cold
Correct answer: dry
warm
wet
Q7.
If the source of air mass is the Arctic, what kind of weather does it bring?
Correct answer: cold
dry
warm
wet
Q8.
If the source of air mass is the tropics, what kind of weather does it bring?
cold
dry
Correct answer: warm
wet

11 Questions

Q1.
The sun is a...
black hole
galaxy
planet
Correct answer: star
Q2.
Approximately, what temperature is it on the Sun?
100 degrees celsius
Correct answer: 2 million degrees celsius
23 degrees celsius
50 degrees celsius
Q3.
How many times does the Earth rotate around the sun in one year?
365 times
Correct answer: once
three times
twice
Q4.
At what degrees does the Earth spin on its invisible axis?
22.5 degrees
Correct answer: 23.5 degrees
24 degrees
25 degrees
Q5.
What is the sun made up of?
Correct answer: gases
liquids
solids
Q6.
Our Sun is one of the billions of stars in which galaxy?
Andromeda Galaxy
Bounty Way
Correct answer: Milky Way
Whirlpool Galaxy
Q7.
In which hemisphere is the United Kingdom located in?
Correct answer: North Hemisphere
South Hemisphere
Q8.
Why do we have day and night?
Correct answer: Because every 24 hours, the Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis.
Because of the heat from the sun.
Because the Earth rotates around the sun.
Q9.
During winter in the UK, the sun shines ________ on the North Hemisphere.
directly
Correct answer: indirectly
Q10.
During summer in the UK, the sun shines ________ on the North Hemisphere.
Correct answer: directly
indirectly
Q11.
In spring and autumn, the sun shines ________ on both the North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere
Correct answer: equally
unequally

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UnitGeography / Water, Weather and Climate

Geography