Unit Study Guide #2 for Unit 1
An Introduction to Earth System Science
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SOAR-High Earth System Science
Unit Study Guide #2 for Unit 1 An Introduction to Earth System Science |
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| Directions: This guide will help you organize the information and skills you need for each topic of study. Complete the sections following your teacher's guidelines. |
| Activity 1.50 What causes the Seasons? |
1. Draw a diagram to show the positions of the Earth and Sun during
the four seasons of the year. Include the Tropic of Cancer, Equator and
Tropic of Capricorn. Show the position of the subsolar point.
Label each solstice and equinox.
2. What is the subsolar point?
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3. Compare the energy arriving at the subsolar point and the energy arriving at a point up in the northern hemisphere. |
4. What is the most important factor that affects the changing
of Earth's seasons?
5. How many degrees is the Earth tilted on it's axis? _________
6. Describe what is happpening on June 22 in the Northern Hemisphere
and in the Southern Hemisphere.
7. What is the Perihelion? Aphelion?
8. Explain the shape of the curves at 0 deg, 23.5 deg. and 90
deg on Fig
13.15.(http://csc.gallaudet.edu/soarhigh/Fig13.15Laing.gif)
9. Summarize:
How does the Sun affect our environment during the year?
| Activity 1.51 Seasons Vocabulary |
Study the vocabulary words for Seasons
| Activity 1.60 The Sun our Star |
| Activity 1.61 The EM Spectrum |
| Activity 1.62 The EM Spectrum and Stars |
| Activity 1.63 Life Cycles of Stars |
| Activity 1.70 How does a Satellite see? |
| Activity 1.71 Investigating Reflectance Spectra |
