Seasons (worksheet) | PDF - Free Printable

Let's solve each question based on the diagram showing Earth orbiting the Sun. The diagram illustrates Earth’s position at four points (A, B, C, D) in its orbit around the Sun, with the tilt of Earth's axis shown.

Key Concepts:

- Earth is tilted on its axis by about 23.5°.
- This tilt causes seasons as Earth orbits the Sun.
- When a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it experiences summer.
- When a hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, it experiences winter.
- At positions where neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away (equinoxes), both hemispheres have equal day and night (12 hours each).
- The North Pole has continuous daylight during the Northern Hemisphere summer and continuous darkness during winter.
- The opposite occurs for the South Pole.

Now let’s go through each question:

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1. At position A which hemisphere would have summer?

At position A, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.

✔ Answer: a. the Northern Hemisphere

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2. At position A which hemisphere would have winter?

Since the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away → it has winter.

✔ Answer: b. the Southern Hemisphere

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3. At position C which hemisphere would have summer?

At position C, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.

✔ Answer: b. the Southern Hemisphere

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4. At position C which hemisphere would have winter?

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun → it has winter.

✔ Answer: a. the Northern Hemisphere

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5. At position B in the Northern Hemisphere it would be...

At position B, Earth is midway between the solstices — this is an equinox (either spring or fall). The tilt is neither toward nor away from the Sun, so both hemispheres get equal sunlight.

- Position B is typically the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (September 22–23), when days and nights are equal.
- So, it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere.

✔ Answer: c. fall

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6. At position D in the Northern Hemisphere it would be...

Position D is the other equinox (March 20–21), known as the vernal (spring) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

So, it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

✔ Answer: b. spring

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7. When Earth is in position A which pole would have daylight for 24 hours?

At position A, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun → the North Pole is experiencing continuous daylight (midnight sun).

✔ Answer: a. the North Pole

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8. When Earth is in position C which pole would have nighttime (darkness) for 24 hours?

At position C, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun → the South Pole has 24-hour daylight.

But the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun → it has continuous darkness (polar night).

So, the North Pole has 24 hours of darkness.

✔ Answer: a. The North Pole

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✔ Final Answers:

1. a. the Northern Hemisphere
2. b. the Southern Hemisphere
3. b. the Southern Hemisphere
4. a. the Northern Hemisphere
5. c. fall
6. b. spring
7. a. the North Pole
8. a. The North Pole

Let me know if you'd like a visual explanation or help understanding how the tilt affects seasons!