In lecture, I have discussed the seasons much more extensively than your text, and I have also demonstrated how to draw and use the horizon diagram found in this assignment for a variety of locations on the Earth. You may want to go back and review your reading and your notes before starting this assignment. As we did last time, we'll start with a series of basic observations and then try to incoporate them into a model that accomodates them. We will then test our model with some more detailed observations.
Shadows tend to be longer and days tend to be shorter during the winter months.
The Sun seems to rise and set further North during the summer. The Sun seems to appear higher in the sky at noon during the summer. Now let's make a table of detailed observations of the Sun, following its motion in the sky from three different locations on the Earth in two month intervals. Analysis Answer all of the questions below on your own paper. One popular theory behind the origin of the seasons is that the summer is warmer because the Earth is closer to the Sun during the summer months.