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Name Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astramomy HOMEWORK: SEASONS Circle the underlined word or phrase that correctly completes each of the following sentences. . Throughout the year, the distance from Earth to the Sun changes dramatically/ changes very little 2. The amount that Earth is tilted doss/does not change over the course of the year 3. The number of daylight hours is the same/changes throughout the year. 4. The height of the Sun in the sky at noon is the same /shanges throughout the year 5. The amount of sunlight your location on Earth receives changes/is.ths same over the course of the year 6. When the Sun is high in the sky at noon in the Northerm Hemisphere, it would also be high be low in the sky in the Southern Hemispbere. 7. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience the same scasons /opposite seasons at the same time. 8. If the tilt of Earth were 45° the temperature in summer would increase/stay the same/ decrease 9. When the Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun the season is summer/winter. 10. List the Earth Locations (A-E) shown below that would be experiencing summer. SunlightExplanation / Answer
1) Changes very little
Throughout the year the distance from the earth to the sun does not change significantly.
Minimum = 1.471 * 10^11 m
Maximum = 1.521* 10^11 m
2) does not change
The amount that the earth is tilted over the course of a year, does not change. It remains the same as 23.5 degrees.
3) changes
Number of day light hours are less in each hemisphere's winter season.
4) changes
The height of the sun in the sky at noon changes throughout the year based on seasons..
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