...The Four Seasons Many people wonder why we have the four seasons. These four seasons are winter, summer, spring, and fall. These seasons let us know things like what to wear, things to eat and places to go. Some people just think that's the way the world is; winter is supposed to snow and be cold and in summer is supposed to be hot. There are many misconceptions of the seasons but I will explain what happens. Many factors change due to the tilt of the Earth, whether it is at the normal 23.5 degrees, at 45 degrees or at no tilt at all. The tilt of the Earth has a major effect on the seasons around the world and the amount of daylight that each particular geographic location receives. Seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis. As the Earth revolves around the sun once a year, the direction of the rotational axis stays nearly fixed in space. So, when the Earth is at a certain place in its orbit, the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and experiences summer where the Southern hemisphere experiences winter. Then six months later the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and experiences winter and the Southern summer. Perigee and Apogee somewhat help determine our seasons as well. Perigee means in Latin-Greek, "Closest to the Earth" and refers to a position in an orbit. Apogee means "Farthest from the Earth “Another answer According to the Free Dictionary by Farlex, "The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited." Summer, winter, autumn...
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...Summer or Winter.. Which do you prefer? People are always looking forward to their vacation period. There are two season when the people most like to share the most whit their friends and family, and those are the summer and the winter. Sounds familiar to you?, Both seasons offers a great opportunity to enjoy a precious time whit the everybody and the offer different kinds of activity to do and have a lot of fun while we are at it, for example summer offers a lot off outdoor activities like camping, play beach volleyball, go and have a great day at the beach, a lot of barbeque and play sports are some activities people can enjoy on summer specially because there is no school on this period making it the most beloved season among students. On the other hand winter is better known for Christmas Eve a truly special time when people can reunite whit their family and have that wonderful moment they are waiting for, and kids love it because it offers a lot of indoor and outdoor activities such as Snowboarding, skiing, camping in cabins, and the Christmas Eve dinner. Warm climate is one of the most important features that the summer has and the totally sunny days it can offer is no exception for going out and have a really good time because even the night has it going whit the clear night sky we can all admire the stars and in other hand cold and in some places snowy climate is what makes this winter season so unique because many people travel far to spend some quality time whit...
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...free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Season (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series onWeather | | Calendar seasons | Spring · SummerAutumn · Winter | Tropical seasonsDry season · Wet season | Storms | Thunderstorm · Supercell Downburst · Lightning Tornado · Waterspout Tropical cyclone (Hurricane) Extratropical cyclone Winter storm · Blizzard · Ice storm Dust storm · Firestorm · Cloud | Precipitation | Drizzle · Rain · Snow · Graupel Freezing rain · Ice pellets · Hail | Topics | Meteorology · Climate Weather forecasting Heat wave · Air pollution Cold wave | Weather portal | * v t e | A season is a subdivision of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight. Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution.[1] In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to go into hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. During May, June and July, the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun. The same is true of the southern hemisphere in November, December and January. It is the tilt of the Earth that causes the Sun to be higher in the sky during the summer months which increases the solar flux. However, due to seasonal lag, June...
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...10:30am 28 September 2014 Winter vs. Summer Winter and summer have their own seasonal weather, activities, and attire. The main factor is temperature, the weather transition affects what activities people can do and what attire we have to wear in order to be comfortable. We can’t do all activities such as snowboarding or jet skiing all 365 days of the year, doing this in the wrong season would be uncomfortable and possibly unsafe. This is why our clothing must coordinate with the weather, if we wear the wrong clothing, our bodies can overheat or freeze in the wrong clothing. Both seasons have its own individual characteristics that change our environment, which then causes our choice of activity, attire, and our driving route to our destination to change in serveral ways. California doesn’t have incredibly high or low forecasts, but it can be hard to deal with in ways that affect our routes we take and timing to our destination. Why? The weather. On winter mornings, the gloomy, colder weather comes in causing drivers to spend time waiting for their windshield wipers and defrost system to melt the frozen ice. Specifically, the rainy, foggy weather can cause decreased vision making it difficult to drive. When it rains, people tend to drive even slower due to the slippery roads which then can pile up to a lot of traffic. The weather becomes a hassle to deal with as we try to drive safely and arrive quickly to our destination. Yet in the summer, people don’t have to worry about any...
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...SUMMER VS. WINTER Summer and Winter are two favorable seasons. The better of the two isn’t a hard decision. My favorite season is Summer and here are a few reasons why. Both Summer and Winter have a variety of things different and in common. Summer makes people happy, there are a lot of activities such as volleyball, swimming in the ocean and of course surfing which is my favorite. And just the warm weather makes me happy. Winter on the other hand is a dark and cold season that has a depressing vibe to many. People are less likely to go outdoors because it is so cold. Summer is a cheery time when people go outdoors and enjoy a lot more activities, it seems to brighten moods including mine. Most people look forward to Summer for this reason. In conclusion as both seasons do have things very different and a few in common, the happiest people in life make the most of what they are given and what they have. Youth offenders tried as adults This topic of how youth offenders are tried as adults is a controversial one. Many have different opionions on this topic. For example a youth under the age of 18 murders another person. They would then go to Juvenile hall, once they are released, have they really learned how to cope in society and not do something so horrendous. They could have a higher chance of repeating the crime because the didn’t have the proper punishment or time served. As opposed to a person over the age of 18 who commits the same crime...
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...the summer was hot From an astronomical view, the equinoxes and solstices would be the middle of the respective seasons,[1][2] but a variable seasonal lag means that the meteorological start of the season, which is based on average temperature patterns, occurs several weeks later than the start of the astronomical season.[3] According to meteorologists[4][5],summer extends for the whole months of June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January, and February in the southern hemisphere. Under meteorological definitions, all seasons are arbitrarily set to start at the beginning of a calendar month and end at the end of a month.[6] This meteorological definition of summer also aligns with the commonly viewed notion of summer as the season with the longest (and warmest) days of the year, in which daylight predominates. The meteorological reckoning of seasons is used in Austria, Denmark and the former USSR; it is also used by many in the United Kingdom, where summer is thought of as extending from mid-May to mid-August. In Ireland, the summer months according to the national meteorological service, Met Éireann, are June, July and August. However, according to the Irish Calendar summer begins 1 May and ends 1 August. School textbooks in Ireland follow the cultural norm of summer commencing on 1 May rather than the meteorological definition of 1 June. From the astronomical perspective, days continue to lengthen from equinox to solstice and...
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...and terrible thing, and we all have the power to make a positive or negative impact on it. Nature isn’t constantly the same due to changes in weather. As the year goes by, so do the seasons. A season is a subdivision of the year, and there are four subdivisions in a year. The seasons are based on the rotation of the earth around the sun. As the earth revolves around the sun, it gets closer and then farther, resulting in hot and cold weather throughout the year. Each season lasts 3 months and the temperature gradually changes in-between. Spring is when slightly warm weather comes through, during this time, the plants begin to bloom. During summer the earth is closest to the sun making it the hottest time of the year. This also brings more hours daylight. Fall is when the earth starts to pull away from the sun. During this time the weather starts to get cold and the leaves fall from their trees. Winter time is the coldest time of the year, the earth is far from the sun at this point. Nighttime hours are longer than daytime, and also comes the chance of snow. As seasons come and go, so do the activities that people enjoy doing. During the spring, people are excited for upcoming events since the weather will not be cold anymore. Going out for a walk through a trail would be best at this point. Summer is when people enjoy most of what nature has to offer. Since it is hot, the beach is a wonderful place to go with friends and family. Others enjoy the vast space of a green grassed field...
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...Melina Hernandez English 101, 39339 20 September 2015 Fall, A.K.A, the Best Season Imagine waking up and walking outside and hearing the crunch of leaves beneath your feet and smelling the crisp fresh and cool air. Fall makes me so happy and I am anxious for it to come every single year. Everything during fall is absolutely wonderful, I love it! Some of the best times that I have had in my life, oddly occurred during the fall season; and I sometimes wonder if that may be part of the reason(s) that I cherish it so much. Fall is such a beautiful and blissful season; it is the best season of the year. Fall is so wonderful mainly because of the beautiful scenery it displays. Here in Arizona, the summers are very hot and dry, and it almost feels dreadful at times; but the fall here is absolutely beautiful. You can start to notice the transition into fall around mid- September because the mornings are sort of wet from the precipitation and you can feel the cool air gently fan across your whole entire body. Not only that, but later in September, the leaves start to turn into the beautiful array of sunburst orange, medallion yellow and cherry red, and when the leaves start to fall onto the cold hard ground, you can feel and hear the crunch of the leaves beneath your feet. The cool air is so crisp and refreshing; you can feel the slight wind of the cool air tingle your cheeks lightly. The weather is not to cold and not too warm, it is just the perfect measure of both. It is lovely. Not...
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...The Demand: Consumer Preferences I observed people changing their cloths as long as the weather or season changes. However, why couldn’t they wear warm cloths such as winter jacket, gloves, snow boots, etc. all year long? Otherwise, why would people look at me as if I were nuts or sick when I wore a very warm jacket and snowshoes in hot summer days? Therefore, weather or season changing has a great influence on consumer’s preferences on a particular good. In addition, it can relate to one of the determinants of demand that cause a shift in the demand curve. For example, in winter, people are highly interested to wear or buy very warm clothes than in summer. Therefore, when people feel cold, the demand for warm cloths is increasing, which mean that the demand curve is going to shift out. However, in Summer, people feel hot so their interests in warm cloths is going to decrease , which leads to a shift in of the demand curve. Another example of the impact of weather changing on consumer preferences is the use of means of transportation. In very snowy days, people are demanding more to ride a bus or a car than to walk, but in nice weather such as in late spring, people are less interested in using means of transportation.so the demand for the use of means of transportation increases in snowy days that make the demand curve to shift out. While in very nice weather, people take advantage of the weather so they prefer to walk. With that, the demand for using means of transportation...
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...Summer vs. Winter What is your favorite season? Is it summer, like mine is, because of the warm weather? Or, is it winter because of the snow and Christmas? Summer and winter have few similarities, yet many big differences. The first big difference between summer and winter is the weather. In the summertime it is usually warm and sunny and fun to be outside. You can go swimming, to the beach, sum bathe, go boating, and all of those fun summer activities everyone looks forward to. In the wintertime most people think of coldness, but you can still have fun. You can go ice skating, sledding, and skiing. In the winter you see a lot about car accidents do to the messy weather, but in the summer you don't so much. Many people hate winter, because it is so cold and miserable. The cold temperatures and weather can greatly affect your mood and emotional habits. It's the time of year when people are reporting feeling depressed because of the dark, cold winter months. The less sunlight, the more down people feel. Another thing is that you don't have school in the summer. You can enjoy a great amount of free time and do pretty much whatever you want. In the wintertime everyone is going crazy over Christmas, shopping, and traveling to see relatives. Summer is a very lazy and relaxed enjoyable season. Winter is more hectic and busy, and there sometimes are family conflicts because of this holiday season. Although winter is a very hectic and stressful season, it's great to get together...
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...Coming from cool springs to vibrant and hot summers transitioning back into a cool autumn. These transitions from season to season can be hard to describe sometimes, and they’re better off being described through picture or art. A Celebration of the Iowa Prairie by Sarah A. Grant does a tremendous job at this description of the transition from one season to another and depiction of the historical and cultural depth of Iowa’s prairies. This piece of art is definitely an attention grabber in multiple different ways. The artist, Sarah A. Grant owns a company called Sticks Inc. a nationally recognized company for its decorative furniture, and object art. Grant, being from Ames has given over forty pieces of art to the university. In doing so she has became an honorary alumna of the university. Grant considers herself a “historian artist” and in her work of A Celebration of the Iowa Prairie it clearly has a historic background. This is a piece of object art in which she donated...
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...LESON PLAN: ENGLISH 6 Teacher’s name: Pham Thi Thanh Hoa Unit 13: Activities and the seasons. Lesson A: The weather and seasons (A1 + A2) Teaching date: October 27th, 2011. I. Objectives. After the lesson Students (Ss) are able to: - Ask and answer questions about the weather and seasons. - Develop 4 language skills. II. Language contents. 1. Vocabulary: Season, weather, summer, winter, fall/ autumn, spring. 2. New structures: - It’s hot in the summer. - What’s the weather like in the summer? => It is hot. III. Teaching aids. - Black board, chalk, hand-outs. - English 6. - Projector. IV. Teaching methods. - Direct approach. - Communicative approach. - Deductive approach. V. Procedure of the lesson. Activity 1: Warm up |Time |Teacher’s activities |Students’ activities | | |- Greets . Shows slide 1. |- Greets. | |5 min |- Organizes the game “guessing game’’ in order to help Ss review the |- Listen to the teacher. | | |vocabulary they’ve learnt. | | | |+ Asks 2 Ss to go to the board and gives them hand-outs. ...
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...When the seasons shift and the weather starts to get colder, the leaves begin to put on a presentation of bright, beautiful colors. This presentation of magnificence is represented by the temperature, sunlight, soil, moisture, and the shortening length of the days during the fall months. The changing seasons with their different climates and day length is what makes up the life cycle of the leaf. Most people think that what causes leaves to change color is the frost and cold temperatures, and this thought is partially correct. Weather is not the only aspect that indicates the color change in the leaves. The green pigment that leaves normally have is that of chlorophyll; chlorophyll simply absorbs the color from the sunlight and causes the leaves to change their pigment. There are other pigments that play a role in the change of color in leaves, such as xanthophyll and carotenoids. These make up...
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...“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” This is one of my favorite quotes that were spoken by Henry David Thoreau. When the seasons alter from winter to spring or summer to autumn there are many changes that the world seems like a happier place. The two seasons that seems to stand out the most are autumn and spring. Although there is exquisite beauty in the seasons of autumn and spring, there are also distinctions, which allow each season to stand on its own. One of the first notable differences between them is the weather change. When spring arrives, the temperature rises and the days get longer. There are mass amounts of colorful flowers with beautiful smells that make everyone’s days a little brighter. The grass turns green and the flowers begin to blossom. One of my favorite spring memories is when I was eight years old and I loved gardening with my mother. We have a garden in our back yard that we call the “love garden” because it was shaped like a heart. We would put certain flowers in places to make a pattern. When you looked down from my deck, it doesn’t just look like colorful flowers, it appears to be like a mosaic picture. Spring is also known to accumulate a great amount of rain. Windshield wipers are on full blast so drivers can see. Children are constantly jumping and splashing in the puddles like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. I always like watching all of the birds...
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...influence by the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) as they determine how much oil to produce and sell to other countries. The more crude oil OPEC chooses to produce and release, the lower the price. With an increase in worldwide demand for oil, including unexpected demand growth in China, India, and other fast developing nations. These nations have experienced a tremendous growth in the number of citizens who have access to automobiles, and their billion-person populations have a strong impact on the amount of crude oil needed in those parts of the world. Seasonal changes can have a serious impact on gas prices as well. Gas prices increase greatly during the summer and holiday seasons because American’s travel increases during these times. For example, the American gas demand increases by 5% in the summer season, resulting in higher gas prices during these times. The decline in the value of the U.S. dollar which is the currency in which oil is traded in the world market is also responsible for fluctuations of gas prices. The United States is the biggest oil consumer in the world with about 53% of its crude oil imported from other countries. The political, Economic, and or social crises in other countries providers of crude oil do also impact our oil supply which undeniably reflects in the prices we...
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