Seasons and Weather
Seasons
Hurricanes occur frequently in the southern and eastern United States during summer and fall.
Annual seasonal changes in the earth-sun relationship greatly affect weather and climates of
the earth.
Earth’s Tilt
Seasons have an enormous
impact on us, affecting the
conditions in the atmosphere
and on the earth that create our
weather. As the earth revolves
around the sun, it is tilted at
23.5 degree angle in relation to
the sun. Because of the earth’s
revolution and its tilt, different
parts of the earth receive the direct rays of the sun for more hours of the day at certain times in
the year. This causes the changing seasons and weather on earth. Notice in the diagram to the
right that the northern half of the earth tilts towards the sun in summer and away from the sun
in winter.
Signals of season change include the summer solstice, winter solstice, autumnal equinox and
vernal (spring) equinox.
Weather
Weather and climate are often confused. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a
particular location over a long period of time. Northern Russia, for example, has a cold climate.
What Causes the Weather?
Daily weather is the complex result of several conditions. For example, the amount of solar
energy received by a location varies according to the earth’s position in relation to the sun.
Large masses of air absorb and distribute this solar energy, which in turn affects the weather.
HISD Social Studies Curriculum 2019 World Geography Studies
Seasons and Weather
READING-TAC-TOE (Anything but horizontal!)
Directions: Choose one option from each row that you will complete. Circle each choice.
Before Reading Skim through the Look at the reading. Look at the reading’s
reading. Make a list Read the Title. Look title and the diagram.
of at least five at the diagram. Based Change the title into
important words that on the title and a question. Ask a
are unfamiliar to you. diagram, predict what question concerning
Find the definition of specific information the diagram. Write
each one and write it you will be receiving your questions down.
in your own words in from this text. Write
five words or less. down your prediction
using this stem, “I
think this will be
about…”.
During Reading Create a graphic While reading, insert As you read, write
organizer that a √ for important down one key fact or
matches the text information that you idea from each
structure. Using this already section. Beside each
graphic organizer, know/understand. fact, write down how
take notes while Insert a ! for new and this fact relates to
reading the text. important seasons and the
information to weather.
remember and insert
a ? for information
that raises a question.
Write your questions
down to discuss later.
After Reading Write down four Draw the diagram Write down the 10
facts from the that is included in the most important
reading. Make three text. Explain how the words from the text.
of the statements diagram helps the Write a brief
true and one not reader understand summary using all 10
true. Find at least the text. words. Be sure to
one other classmate include the main
and see if you can ideas, facts, and
fool them by asking details from the text.
which one is not true
of the reading.
HISD Social Studies Curriculum 2019 World Geography Studies
Seasons and Weather
Directions: Use this page to correctly categorize each action for each of the following, Before
reading, During Reading, and After reading.
Before reading
1)what causes the seasons and weather change during the solar energy?
2)what causes large masses of air absorb?
3)what causes the northern half of the earth tilts towards the sun in summer?
During reading
1) Hurricanes occur frequently in the southern and eastern United States during summer and
fall. Annual seasonal changes in the earth-sun relationship greatly affect weather and climates
of the earth. This relates to seasons and weather because what happen if a hurricanes in the
southern and eastern united states.
After reading
This diagram make sense because it helps the weather during tropical storm .
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