Earth’s four seasons are distinguished by special climate conditions. They each have their own light, temperature, and weather patterns. Experiencing the four seasons is typical only in the mid-latitudes, or places that are neither near the poles nor near the Equator. The farther north you go, the bigger the difference in the seasons. Places near the Equator experience little variation in their seasons. They have about the same amount of daylight and darkness throughout the year and remain warm year-round. This is because they receive about the same amount of direct sunlight all year long.
The season in the Northern Hemisphere is always the opposite of the season that is in the Southern Hemisphere. For example, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it receives more direct rays of the Sun’s energy than the Southern Hemisphere. When the Earth is in this position in its revolution around the Sun, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This means it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, the sunlight is less direct than it is in the Southern Hemisphere. When Earth is in this position, it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Match the season in the Northern Hemisphere on the left with the season in the Southern Hemisphere on the right.
