All flashcards
Flashcard 1: What is one observation that shows days are getting longer over time?
Answer: The Sun sets later each day. Later sunsets mean more daylight time.
Flashcard 2: Which season usually comes after winter and has increasing daylight: spring or fall?
Answer: Spring has increasing daylight after winter. Days lengthen as we move from winter to summer.
Flashcard 3: What is one observation that shows days are getting shorter over time?
Answer: The Sun sets earlier each day. Earlier sunsets mean less daylight time.
Flashcard 4: Identify the season most likely if you observe that sunset is getting earlier each week.
Answer: Fall. Sunsets get earlier as days shorten toward winter.
Flashcard 5: Which season has earlier sunrises: summer or winter?
Answer: Summer has earlier sunrises. Longer days start with earlier sunrises.
Flashcard 6: Which season has later sunrises: summer or winter?
Answer: Winter has later sunrises. Shorter days mean the Sun comes up later too.
Flashcard 7: Which season has later sunsets: summer or winter?
Answer: Summer has later sunsets. Longer days mean the Sun stays up later.
Flashcard 8: Identify the season most likely if you observe that sunrise is getting earlier each week.
Answer: Spring. Sunrises get earlier as days lengthen toward summer.
Flashcard 9: Choose the season that best matches this observation: it gets dark early and the daylight time feels short.
Answer: Winter. Early darkness and short days happen in the coldest season.
Flashcard 10: Which season has earlier sunsets: summer or winter?
Answer: Winter has earlier sunsets. Shorter days mean the Sun goes down sooner.
Flashcard 11: Which season usually has daylight that is between summer and winter amounts: fall or winter?
Answer: Fall has daylight between summer and winter. Fall days shorten from summer but haven't reached winter's minimum.
Flashcard 12: Which season usually has daylight that is between summer and winter amounts: spring or summer?
Answer: Spring has daylight between summer and winter. Spring days grow longer but haven't reached summer's peak.
Flashcard 13: Choose the season that best matches this observation: very long afternoon sunlight and late sunset.
Answer: Summer. Long afternoons and late sunsets happen in the longest days.
Flashcard 14: Which season usually comes after summer and has decreasing daylight: fall or spring?
Answer: Fall has decreasing daylight after summer. Days shorten as we move from summer to winter.
Flashcard 15: Identify which has more daylight: sunrise at 6:00 AM or sunrise at 8:00 AM.
Answer: Sunrise at 6:00 AM. 6:00 AM is 2 hours earlier than 8:00 AM, so more daylight.
Flashcard 16: Identify which has more daylight: a day with sunset at 8:00 PM or a day with sunset at 5:00 PM.
Answer: The day with sunset at 8:00 PM. 8:00 PM is 3 hours later than 5:00 PM, so more daylight.
Flashcard 17: Choose the correct comparison: In fall, daylight is usually shorter than in summer or shorter than in winter?
Answer: Shorter than in summer. Fall days are shorter than summer but longer than winter.
Flashcard 18: Choose the correct comparison: In spring, daylight is usually longer than in winter or longer than in summer?
Answer: Longer than in winter. Spring days are longer than winter but shorter than summer.
Flashcard 19: Which season comes after summer and usually shows decreasing daylight each day: spring or fall?
Answer: Fall. Days get shorter as summer turns to fall.
Flashcard 20: Which season comes after winter and usually shows increasing daylight each day: spring or fall?
Answer: Spring. Days get longer as winter turns to spring.
Flashcard 21: Identify the season with less daylight: winter or summer.
Answer: Winter. Winter has the shortest days of all seasons.
Flashcard 22: What is the meaning of daylight when comparing seasons?
Answer: The time from sunrise until sunset. Daylight hours are measured from when the Sun rises to when it sets.
Flashcard 23: Which season usually has the most daylight hours: winter, spring, summer, or fall?
Answer: Summer. The Sun stays up longest in summer due to Earth's tilt.
Flashcard 24: Which season usually has the least daylight hours: winter, spring, summer, or fall?
Answer: Winter. The Sun sets earliest and rises latest in winter.
Flashcard 25: What is the meaning of sunrise in a daylight observation?
Answer: The time the Sun appears in the morning. Sunrise marks the start of daylight hours each day.
Flashcard 26: What is the meaning of sunset in a daylight observation?
Answer: The time the Sun goes down in the evening. Sunset marks the end of daylight hours each day.
Flashcard 27: Which option shows a longer day: earlier sunrise or later sunrise?
Answer: Earlier sunrise. When the Sun rises earlier, there are more hours of daylight.
Flashcard 28: Which option shows a longer day: earlier sunset or later sunset?
Answer: Later sunset. When the Sun sets later, daylight lasts longer.
Flashcard 29: Which season usually has earlier sunrises and later sunsets than other seasons?
Answer: Summer. Summer days start early and end late, giving most daylight.
Flashcard 30: Which season usually has later sunrises and earlier sunsets than other seasons?
Answer: Winter. Winter days start late and end early, giving least daylight.