Astronomy Ranking Task: The Seasons
Exercise #4
Description: In the figure below six different locations (A - F) on Earth are shown during a particular time on
with the Earth being at its greatest amount of tilt toward or away from the sun for each i. e. a solstice). Note
that each location is also at the same latitude (north or south) of the equator.
•
First for each letter label (a) the hemisphere it is in AND (b) the solstice it would be experiencing.
A. Ranking Instructions: Rank the time it takes (from longest to shortest) for each location (A-F) to complete one full rotation.
Ranking Order: Longest time 1/
2_
3_
_4_
_5__6_
_Shortest time
Or, the time it takes each location to make one full rotation is the same.
(indicate with check mark).
Carefully explain your reasoning for ranking this way:
B. Ranking Instructions: Rank the maximum height (from lowest to highest) the sun would reach during the course of one full
rotation.
Ranking Order: lowest 1_
2_
3_
5_
6_
highest.
Or, maximum height reached at each location is the same.
(indicate with check mark).
Carefully explain your reasoning for ranking this way: