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Module 62

Science and Health

HOW THE EARTH’S REVOLUTION
AFFECT SEASONS

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
 To the Learner

Do you notice that sometimes the days seem to be longer and at

other times they seem to be shorter?
Do you also notice that it is warm during some months and cold
in other months?
These things also happen in different parts of the earth. We call
these changes seasons.
In this module, you will learn how the earth’s revolution affects
seasons.

Let’s Learn This

Describe how the earth’s revolution affects the changes in

season.

Let’s Try This

Charades game:

(Instruction) Group the class into 3. Prepare the strips of paper

below. Ask one volunteer from each group to do the actions according
to the strips. The first group to tell what the action show earns one
point and whether the action shows (summer, winter/rainy, spring)
earns another point.

A child reading a book while fanning herself.

A child holding an umbrella while walking.

A child picking and smelling the flowers.

A child swimming and playing in the beach.

A child chilling and rubbing his hands.

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 Let’s Study This

The movement of the earth around the sun is called revolution.

The earth revolves around the sun following an elliptical path called
orbit. It takes one year or twelve months or 365 ¼ days for the earth
to make a complete revolution around the sun. On every fourth year
known as the leap year, the earth revolves for 366 days.

The position of the earth in the solar system, as it revolves

around the sun, affects the seasons on the earth. The varied seasons
are caused by the differences in the angle at which the sun’s rays
strike.

Study the different positions of the earth as it revolves around the

sun. Observe whether its axis tilts toward the sun or away from it.

The tilt of the earth’s axis as it revolves around the sun and
rotates on its axis causes different parts of the earth to receive the
vertical rays of the sun at different times of the year. Daylight hours
are longer for the hemisphere tilted towards the sun.

There are only two seasons in the Philippines, dry and rainy. In
other countries, there are four seasons. When it is very hot, it is
summer. When the leaves of the plants dry up and fall, it is fall of

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autumn. When the surrounding is very cold because it is filled with
snow, it is winter. When leaves or the trees appear, then it is spring.

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 Let’s Do This

Tell what season is shown in each picture. Write your answers in

the blank. Choose from the box.

Winter

Spring

Autumn

Summer

Rainy

Dry

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 Let’s Do More

Answer the questions correctly.

1. What seasons do these pictures show? Write your answer on the

blank below each picture.

_______________________________ _________________________________

_______________________________ _________________________________

2. Name the rainy months in the Philippines.

_________________________ __________________________
_________________________ __________________________
_________________________ __________________________

3. Name the dry months in the Philippines.

_________________________ __________________________
_________________________ __________________________
_________________________ __________________________

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 Let’s Remember This

The earths’s rotation causes day and night. The tilt of

the earth’s axis and its revolution around the sum cause
changes in the seasons.

There are only 2 seasons in the Philippines, dry, and

rainy seasons. In other countries they have summer, autumn,
winter and spring.

Let’s Test Ourselves

Choose your answer from the box and write it on the blank.

1. The movement of the earth around the sun is called _________.

2. The Philippines have __________ seasons.
3. The tilt of the earth’s axis causes the changes in _________.
4. The earth’s _________ causes day and night.
5. Other countries have _________ seasons.
6. _________ season can cause flood.
7. When leaves of plants dry and fall, it is _________ season.
8. During _________ season, you can see new plants and flowers
grow.
9. _________ season can be very hot.
10. Winter season is very cold because there is __________.

snow summer spring rainy

fall/autumn four rotation

seasons two revolution

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 Science Fact File

Why does the Philippines have only four seasons?

As you may know, the Philippines is located near the equator of

the earth. The equator has no seasons due to getting virtually the
exact same sun exposure year long. The Philippines are just a few
hundred miles from the equator hence having a similar climate. The
Philippines don’t really get that cold; it just stays hot all year. This is
also due to the same reason why the equator stays the same
temperature. Also, the ocean plays a vital roll in keeping the
temperatures the same with its mild breeze. The only difference is that
the Philippines gets just a little more sun in the summer and a little
less sun in the winter. The sun exposure length is slightly less in the
winter than in the summer so this means that the temperature will be
slightly less in the winter than in the summer.

Actually the Philippine seasons are “dry” and “wet” or “Monsoon”

as some people call it. The month that has the highest average
temperature is April with an average high of 93 degrees Fahrenheit
and approximately 32-35 degrees Celsius. May through October is
really wet in the Philippines with over 60 inches of rain in that period.
December through April stays relatively dry with the occasional shower
in December.

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try This

1. A child reading a book while fanning herself. - summer
2. A child holding an umbrella while walking. - rainy
3. A child picking and smelling the flowers. - spring
4. A child swimming and playing in the beach. - summer
5. A child chilling and rubbing his hands. - winter

Let’s Do This
1. Spring
2. Winter
3. Summer/Dry
4. Rainy
5. Summer/Dry

Let’s Do More
1.

Fall Spring

Winter Summer
2. May Aug. 3. Nov. Feb.
June Sept. Dec. March
July Oct. Jan. April

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Let’s Test Ourselves
Ourselves
1. revolution 6. rainy
2. two 7. fall/autumn
3. seasons 8. spring
4. rotation 9. summer
5. four 10. snow

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