Suns Path and Seasons StudyGuide

Science 8 2025-2026

The 23.5° tilt of the earth on its axis creates…

Seasons

In what season does the Northern Hemisphere get the most direct sunlight?

Summer

In what season does the Northern Hemisphere get the least direct sunlight?

Winter

If the North Hemisphere is experiencing winter, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing…

Summer

During what time of daylight would the blue post in our shadow model board create little or no shadow?

Noon in summerThink of what direction the Sun rises. What direction do the shadows in our shadow board point in the morning? In the morning, your shadow will point towards the west because the sun rises in the east, and shadows always fall in the opposite direction of the Sun

Think of what direction the Sun rises. What direction do the shadows in our shadow board point in the morning?

In the morning, your shadow will point towards the west because the sun rises in the east, and shadows always fall in the opposite direction of the Sun

s the Sun really moving across the sky to cause these shadows? Explain. Think of the arm dance song

We see the movement of the Sun because the Earth is spinning on its axis counterclockwise. Think U.S. Jeff

Compare the path of the flashlight Sun in the summer sky to the path of the flashlight Sun in the winter sky. How are the alike?

The model shows the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. Both sets of shadows point to the West in the morning and to the East in the evening.

Compare the path of the flashlight Sun in the summer sky to the path of the flashlight Sun in the winter sky. How are they different?

The Sun for both winter and summer is the highest during the afternoon 12pm.

The summer Sun is higher in the sky than the Sun in winter in the afternoon by 18 cm.

30 cm - 12 cm = 18 cm

According to the diagram, what is the north people season?

Winter

According to the diagram, what is the south people season?

Summer

According to the diagram, what is the north people season?

Summer

According to the diagram, what is the south people season?

winter