Reasons for the Seasons

Why do we have seasons on Earth?

Find out the real reasons we have seasons (it isn’t the varying distance of the Earth from the Sun)! We’ll see seasonal changes in the skies from Cleveland, with additional views from other parts of the globe.

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Ohio's Learning Standards

Grade 5

Earth and Space Science – Cycles and Patterns in the Solar System

• The Sun is one of many stars that exist in the Universe.
• Most of the cycles and patterns of motion between the Earth and Sun are predictable.

Grade 6

Earth and Space Science – Matter and Motion

• There are two categories of energy: kinetic and potential.
• An object's motion can be described by its speed and the direction in which it is moving.

Grade 7

Earth and Space Science – Cycles and Patterns of Earth and the Moon

• The relative patterns of motion and positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun cause solar and lunar eclipses, tides, and phases of the Moon.
• Thermal energy transfers in the ocean and the atmosphere contribute to the formation of currents, which influence global climate patterns.

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