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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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which statement is true?

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.

1/8

Q2.What does maritime mean in regards to air masses?

air mass travels over landair mass travels over the Arcticair mass travels over waterair mass travels over the tropics

2/8

Q3.What does continental mean in regards to air masses?

air mass travels over landair mass travels over the Arcticair mass travels over waterair mass travels over the tropics

3/8

Q4.Which of these air masses affect the UK? (Choose 5!)

Select five (5) boxes

Polar MaritimeArctic MaritimePolar ContinentalTropical ArcticTropical ContinentalTropical MaritimeCold Continental

4/8

Q5.If the source of air mass is oceans, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

5/8

Q6.If the source of air mass is land, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

6/8

Q7.If the source of air mass is the Arctic, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

7/8

Q8.If the source of air mass is the tropics, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

8/8

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which statement is true?

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.

1/8

Q2.What does maritime mean in regards to air masses?

air mass travels over landair mass travels over the Arcticair mass travels over waterair mass travels over the tropics

2/8

Q3.What does continental mean in regards to air masses?

air mass travels over landair mass travels over the Arcticair mass travels over waterair mass travels over the tropics

3/8

Q4.Which of these air masses affect the UK? (Choose 5!)

Select five (5) boxes

Polar MaritimeArctic MaritimePolar ContinentalTropical ArcticTropical ContinentalTropical MaritimeCold Continental

4/8

Q5.If the source of air mass is oceans, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

5/8

Q6.If the source of air mass is land, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

6/8

Q7.If the source of air mass is the Arctic, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

7/8

Q8.If the source of air mass is the tropics, what kind of weather does it bring?

colddrywetwarm

8/8

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What are the reasons for the seasons?

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Q1.The sun is a...

black holeplanetstargalaxy

1/11

Q2.Approximately, what temperature is it on the Sun?

23 degrees celsius50 degrees celsius100 degrees celsius2 million degrees celsius

2/11

Q3.How many times does the Earth rotate around the sun in one year?

oncetwicethree times365 times

3/11

Q4.At what degrees does the Earth spin on its invisible axis?

24 degrees23.5 degrees25 degrees22.5 degrees

4/11

Q5.What is the sun made up of?

liquidssolidsgases

5/11

Q6.Our Sun is one of the billions of stars in which galaxy?

Whirlpool GalaxyBounty WayMilky WayAndromeda Galaxy

6/11

Q7.In which hemisphere is the United Kingdom located in?

South HemisphereNorth Hemisphere

7/11

Q8.Why do we have day and night?

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.

8/11

Q9.During winter in the UK, the sun shines ________ on the North Hemisphere.

directlyindirectly

9/11

Q10.During summer in the UK, the sun shines ________ on the North Hemisphere.

directlyindirectly

10/11

Q11.In spring and autumn, the sun shines ________ on both the North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere

equallyunequally

11/11

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What are the reasons for the seasons?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.The sun is a...

black holeplanetstargalaxy

1/11

Q2.Approximately, what temperature is it on the Sun?

23 degrees celsius50 degrees celsius100 degrees celsius2 million degrees celsius

2/11

Q3.How many times does the Earth rotate around the sun in one year?

oncetwicethree times365 times

3/11

Q4.At what degrees does the Earth spin on its invisible axis?

24 degrees23.5 degrees25 degrees22.5 degrees

4/11

Q5.What is the sun made up of?

liquidssolidsgases

5/11

Q6.Our Sun is one of the billions of stars in which galaxy?

Whirlpool GalaxyBounty WayMilky WayAndromeda Galaxy

6/11

Q7.In which hemisphere is the United Kingdom located in?

South HemisphereNorth Hemisphere

7/11

Q8.Why do we have day and night?

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.

8/11

Q9.During winter in the UK, the sun shines ________ on the North Hemisphere.

directlyindirectly

9/11

Q10.During summer in the UK, the sun shines ________ on the North Hemisphere.

directlyindirectly

10/11

Q11.In spring and autumn, the sun shines ________ on both the North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere

equallyunequally

11/11

Lesson summary: What are the reasons for seasons?

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