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1 Spring 3 Autumn

2 Summer 4 Winter
Spring
Spring, also known as springtime, is one of
the four temperate seasons, succeeding
winter and preceding summer. There are
various technical definitions of spring, but
local usage of the term varies according to
local climate, cultures and customs. When it
is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is
autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and
vice versa. At the spring (or vernal)
equinox, days and nights are approximately
twelve hours long, with daytime length
increasing and nighttime length decreasing
as the season progresses until the Summer
Solstice in June (Northern Hemisphere) and
December (Southern Hemisphere).
Spring and «springtime» refer to the season,
and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation,
renewal, resurrection and regrowth.
Subtropical and tropical areas have
climates better described in terms of other
seasons, e.g. Dry or wet, monsoonal or
cyclonic.
Summer Summer
Summer is the hottest and brightest of the four
temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before
autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice,
daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are
the shortest, with day length decreasing as the season
progresses after the solstice. The earliest sunrises and
latest sunsets also occur near the date of the solstice.
The date of the beginning of summer varies according
to climate, tradition, and culture. When it is summer
in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the
Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.
Autumn
Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the
four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks
the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern
Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere). Autumn is the season
when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the
temperature cools considerably. Day length decreases and night length
increases as the season progresses until the winter solstice in December
(Northern Hemisphere) and June (Southern Hemisphere). One of its
main features in temperate climates is the striking change in colour for
the leaves of deciduous trees as they prepare to shed.
Winter
Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year
in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after
autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth’s axis
causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is
oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures
define different dates as the start of winter, and
some use a definition based on weather.
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is
summer in
The earliest sunset and latest sunrise dates outside
the polar regions differ from the date of the winter
solstice and depend on latitude. They differ due to
the variation in the solar day throughout the year
caused by the Earth’s elliptical orbit

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