Testing the model of seasons.

[Mr. Kruse]

In this thread take a look at some of the observations we said the seasons model must be able to explain. Then, in this thread try to articulate how the model we most recently discussed does explain one or more of those observations.

Some of the observations that needed explanation were:
-longer days in the summer.
-24 hours of daylight or 24 hours of night at the poles at times.
- it gets cold in the winter?
-the equator always warm?
-the sun is higher in the sky during the summer.
-it is always cold near the poles.
-seasons are opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres
....I'm sure there are more, check your notebooks and the blog pics.

*you need not explain all of these in your post, but can if you wish.

[Aura Galvez]

longer days in the summer:
-it's because in the winter the sun isn't out as long;like in the summer.

it gets cold in the winter:
-learned that it's colder because the sun's rays are expanding more, which causes the heat to spread more but not as strongly.

the sun is higher in the sky during the summer:
-the people experiencing winter; they're at an angle of the Sun which causes them to see the Sun to the side. Not directly above them like it is in the summer.

[astridaparicio]

longer days in summer:
-We can see the sun higherin the sky an it takes longer to set than in winter
equator always warm
-year round the equator always get moredirect sun light than noth and south poles