Long time ago, Ancient Greeks thought that the Earth was
motionless and in the center of
the Universe. Sun appears to
move through the sky from East to West. So, days and nights were explained because
the Sun revolved around the Earth. Years later, Copernicus was convinced that
the Earth was a planet too; so, he proposed that our planet has two motions:
rotation, spining around it axis, and orbital motion, around the Sun.
As result of rotation, the Sun lights up half of the Earth and the other half is in shadow. It’s day time when Granada is in the lit by the Sun; it is night-time here when our part of the planet is facing away from the Sun. The Earth’s axis, the imaginary line through the centre of the planet, is tilted compared to the way the Earth orbits the Sun.
As result of rotation, the Sun lights up half of the Earth and the other half is in shadow. It’s day time when Granada is in the lit by the Sun; it is night-time here when our part of the planet is facing away from the Sun. The Earth’s axis, the imaginary line through the centre of the planet, is tilted compared to the way the Earth orbits the Sun.
As result of orbital motion, the Earth goes once around
the Sun every 365 days. That is one Earth
year. And every year has four seasons: winter, spring, autumn (fall) and
summer. Seasons are mostly due to the tilt of the axis. In summer, the Northen
Hemisphere is tilted to the Sun, so it spends more time facing the Sun and days
are longer than nights and the weather is warm. In winter, the Northen
Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun,
so, nights are longer than days and the weather is cold.
In
my opinion, it’s clear the mecanism of seasons in our planet. But the
Earth is not the only planet in the Solar System. Here you have a
picture whit all the planet (including the dwarf one, Pluto). Can you
tell what planets do have seasons? Why? Please, write your answer as a
comment (Spanish version).
My opinion is that Mercury,Venus and Jupite, they have a very small slope, because ,can not have stations.The earth, mars,salum and neptune yes why its axis bis inclined enoungh to have stations.And uranus it is a strange case.
ResponderEliminarThe Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto have seasons because their axis are inclinaton respect to their orbits.
ResponderEliminarThe Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto have seasons because their axis are inclinaton respect to their orbits.
ResponderEliminarPablo Delgado Alaminos
Other planet have seasons is Mars, because have got similar grade of rotation
ResponderEliminarI think that Mars,Saturn and Neptune have got seasons because his axis is enough inclined such as to receive the Sun´s rays in different ways
ResponderEliminarThe Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune are planets that have stations.
ResponderEliminarI think Mars, Saturn and Neptune are the planets can have seasons because their axis of rotation are inclined respect to their
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Paula Duro Muñoz.
I think Mars, Saturn and Neptune because have got its axis is inclined sufficiently for it
ResponderEliminarThe Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune. The others hasn't got seasons because the obliquity of the planets aren't inclined.
ResponderEliminarThe biggest planet is Jupiter and the planet more boy is Pluto. And Saturn is the only one that has ring.
ResponderEliminarThe biggest planet is Jupiter and the planet more boy is Pluto. And Saturn is the only that has ring.
ResponderEliminarThe Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune have got seasons missing planets have don´t seasons
ResponderEliminarThe Eart, Mars, Saturn and Neptune have got seasons missing planets have don´t seasons.
ResponderEliminarAinhoa Balderas Cánovas.
The planets that have got seasons are... because they have their axis tilted.
ResponderEliminarAntonio
have seasons earth mars saturn uranus and neptune
ResponderEliminarIn my opinion, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto have seasons because their axis is, in comparasion with the Earth's enough inclined for having seasons
ResponderEliminarMercury and Jupiter hasn´t got seasons because its axis is almost perpendicular.
ResponderEliminarUranus and Pluto are too inclined.
The desinclination of Venus and of Jupiter causes that they haven´t got seasons.
And Neptune, Saturn , Mars and the Earth has got seasons.
The Earth Mars Saturno Neptuno and Pluto others are not so inclined or are not inclined
ResponderEliminarI think the planets with seasons are the earth,mars,neptune and saturn becoese it axis are inclined about 20 or 30 degrees
ResponderEliminarI think the earth, mars, saturn and neptune has got seasons because they are inclined.
ResponderEliminarI think the planets have seasons are
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- Saturn
- Neptune
- Mars
Because has got the same grade of rotation
the earth,satun,neptune and mars
ResponderEliminarThe Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune have got seasons because their axis are inclined so they can receive the sun's rays with different intensity. Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto and Venus haven't got seasons.
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