The Seasons and the Sun

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by Jessica Fries-Gaither

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Earth
Earth. Photo courtesy of NASA, visibleearth.nasa.gov.

We have four seasons on Earth. Can you name them?


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Four seasons collage
Four seasons collage. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Right! The four seasons are winter, spring, summer, and fall. Each season has different weather.

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Snow covered trees
Snow covered trees. Photo courtesy of stock.xchng.

Winter is cold. It might snow or rain a lot.

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spring rain on flowers
Spring rain. Photo courtesy John Morgan, Flickr.

Spring is warmer than winter. In some places spring is rainy.

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The tree at the lake
Summer landscape. Photo courtesy of stockxchng.

Summer is warm, or even hot! 

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Autumn lake
Autumn. Photo couretsy of stock.xchng.

And fall is cooler than summer.

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Sunburst over the Earth
Sun over the Earth. Photo courtesy of NASA, Wikimedia Commons.

All of the seasons depend on the Sun. But what does the Sun have to do with the seasons?

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Sunset over water
Sun. Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Suriani, Flickr.

The Sun's light shines on Earth. The light makes our air, land, and water warm.


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Image of a sunset
Day is Done, Gone the Sun. Photo courtesy of GollyGforce, Flickr.

The Sun shines on Earth every day. Even on cloudy days. But there isn't the same amount of sunlight in each season.

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Winter sunset
Winter sunset. Photo courtesy of blue_is_rad, Flickr.

There are fewer hours of sunlight in winter. That makes it colder.

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Summer Sun
Summer Sun. Photo courtesy of Dr. DAD, Flickr.

There are more hours of sunlight in summer. That makes it warmer.

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Sunset over buildings
Img_3666. Photo courtesy of fdecomite, Flickr.

Have you noticed the Sun today? Is it sunny outside? Or is it cloudy? Will it get dark early tonight?

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Sunset
Sunset. Photo courtesy of stock.xchng.

Spring, summer, winter, or fall - the Sun makes a big difference for us all.

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Find other stories at 
http://beyondweather.ehe.osu.edu/stories-for-students. 

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