JessiccaFact: Seasons
November 23rd 2006 08:15
As the earth orbits the sun, the temperatures and weather conditions change. Spring, Summer, Fall (autumn), and Winter come because the earth is tilted toward the sun for part of the year and away from the sun for the rest of the year.
The seasons north of the equator are the opposite of the seasons south of the equator. The farther you are from the equator, the more extreme are the differences between the seasons.
In Spring, plants start to grow, animals bear their young, and the air warms. In Summer it is hot, and when it turns to Fall the air cools again and the leaves change color and fall from the trees. Winter brings colder air and, often, snow.
Not all places on the earth have four equal, full seasons. In some places, the temperature does not change much but there is a long rainy season and a long dry season. At the poles there is only summer, when the sun shines all the time, and winter, when the sun never rises.
The seasons north of the equator are the opposite of the seasons south of the equator. The farther you are from the equator, the more extreme are the differences between the seasons.
In Spring, plants start to grow, animals bear their young, and the air warms. In Summer it is hot, and when it turns to Fall the air cools again and the leaves change color and fall from the trees. Winter brings colder air and, often, snow.
Not all places on the earth have four equal, full seasons. In some places, the temperature does not change much but there is a long rainy season and a long dry season. At the poles there is only summer, when the sun shines all the time, and winter, when the sun never rises.
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