Why do we have seasons?
Directions: Please complete the chart below to answer the question and provide evidence and reasoning to support your claim. Please include evidence from the video.
Claim: We experience different seasons because the tilt of the earth as it travels around the sun.
Evidence: What evidence supports the claim?
(Please remember to use evidence from the video.)
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Reasoning: Explain how your evidence supports your claim about why we experience different seasons.
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Claim: We experience different seasons because of the tilt of the earth as it travels around the sun.
Evidence:
1. The video explains that the earth is tilted on its axis at an angle of 23.5 degrees. This tilt remains constant as the earth revolves around the sun.
2. The narrator in the video states that during summer in the northern hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, resulting in longer days and more direct sunlight. Conversely, during winter in the northern hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted away from the sun, resulting in shorter days and less direct sunlight.
3. The video also mentions that during spring and autumn, the earth is not tilted directly towards or away from the sun, resulting in equal duration of day and night.
Reasoning: The evidence from the video supports the claim that the tilt of the earth as it travels around the sun causes the different seasons. The tilt of the earth's axis influences the angle and intensity of solar radiation reaching different parts of the planet. This tilt leads to the variation in the length of daylight and the amount of sunlight being received by different hemispheres throughout the year, thus causing the distinct seasons we experience.