Activity 1. When the Sun’s Rays Strike!

Objective
 explain how latitude affects climate.

Procedure:
1. Draw a line around the center of the ball.
2. Label the upper half northern hemisphere and the lower half southern hemisphere.
3. Tilt the ball at 23.5° and insert a stick at the bottom.
4. Turn on the light and focus it on the ball. Observe what happened.

Figure 1 The Sun’s rays and the Earth

Source: Grade 7 Science Module

Q1. How much is the tilt of the earth’s axis?

Q2. Which part of the earth receives most of the sun’s rays?

Q3. Why does the amount of heat receive by places far from the equator becomes less?
Activity 1. When the Sun’s Rays Strike!
Objective
 explain how latitude affects climate.

Procedure:
5. Draw a line around the center of the ball.
6. Label the upper half northern hemisphere and the lower half southern hemisphere.
7. Tilt the ball at 23.5° and insert a stick at the bottom.
8. Turn on the light and focus it on the ball. Observe what happened.

Figure 1 The Sun’s rays and the Earth

Source: Grade 7 Science Module

Q4. Why are the coldest places on earth found near the poles?

Q5. Why are places with high temperature found at the equator?

Q6. How does latitude affect climate?