SEASONS AND

ECLIPSES
Module 3
 What is the
relationship of the
seasons with the
position of the Sun in
the sky?
 Seasons
According to the Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical, and
Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA), the
Philippines has two seasons using
temperature and rainfall as bases:
the rainy season from June to
November, and the dry season
from December to May.
Rainy season does not come at
the same time in different places
in the Philippines. The rainy
season along the western part of
the country occurs when the
habagat blows, while the rainy
season on the eastern part of
the country occurs upon the
arrival of the amihan.
In certain places of the
Philippines, the dry season is
further subdivided into the cool
dry season from December to
February, and hot dry season
from March to May.
Why do the seasons change?
Seasons change because the
Earth is tilted and the Earth
revolves around the Sun. When
the direct rays of the Sun hit the
Northern Hemisphere, it will be
summer there.
At exactly the same time, it is
winter in the other
hemisphere, the Southern
Hemisphere. The Earth moves
around the Sun, the Earth will
soon reach the other side of its
orbit.
 The Southern Hemisphere
which will receive the direct
rays from the Sun. This time it
will be the Southern
Hemisphere which will
experience summer, and the
Northern Hemisphere will
experience winter.
 Activity 1.
Group yourselves into 4. Each
group will be given one question
to answer. Assign one person in
each group to discuss your
answer.
I will show you a video. Please take down
important details to answer the given
questions.
Group 1: Q1. How does tilting
axis of the Earth affect the
seasons? Explain briefly.
Group 2:Q2. How does the
revolution of the earth around
the sun affects the season?
Explain briefly.
Group3:Q3. What is the
relation between the location
of the overhead sun and the
seasons? State your answer.
Group4:Q4. How does the
angle of the sun affects the
seasons of a particular
region?
 Answers to the questions:
1. How does tilting axis of the
Earth affect the seasons?
the tilting of the axis on
direct sunlight falling on different
places during different seasons,
this causes variatons of nights,
days and seasons.
2. How does the revolution of
the earth around the sun affects
the season?
The Earth’s revolution not only
affects but actually causes the
temperature conditions that give
us spring, summer, fall and
winter seasons.
If the Earth stopped revolving
around the Sun, the seasons
would never change. We
would remain in what ever
season we were in when the
Earth stopped revolving.
3. What is the relation between
the location of the overhead sun
and the seasons?
Different locations of the
overhead sun resulting different
amount of solar radiation
received in different areas and
in different periods causing
different types of seasons.
4. How does the angle of the
sun affects the seasons of a
particular region?
The angle of the sun affects the
seasons because the angles of the
sun decreases towards the pole
depending on the amount of solar
radiation as the sun revolves and
rotate on the axis of the earth.