) st Id: 2567188 GR8_Sci_U05_USA_FY23 Andrea is investigating why the seasons change. She decides to create a model to explain her results to her class. Which of the following models would best help Andrea explain Earth's seasons? A Fill a basketball with air, and then spin the basketball on her finger. As it spins, watch for a wobble. Fill a basketball with air and measure its circumference. Cool the basketball and measure the circumference again. Compare the two measurements. Tape one thermometer to the top third of a basketball and another to the middle of the basketball. Hold the basketball to a heat lamp and compare the temperatures at the two locations. Tape one thermometer to the middle of a basketball and another directly opposite. Hold the basketball up to a heat lamp and compare the temperatures at the two locations.

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st Id: 2567188
GR8_Sci_U05_USA_FY23
Andrea is investigating why the seasons change. She decides to create a model
to explain her results to her class. Which of the following models would best
help Andrea explain Earth's seasons?
A
Fill a basketball with air, and then spin the basketball on her finger. As it
spins, watch for a wobble.
Fill a basketball with air and measure its circumference. Cool the
basketball and measure the circumference again. Compare the two
measurements.
Tape one thermometer to the top third of a basketball and another to the
middle of the basketball. Hold the basketball to a heat lamp and compare
the temperatures at the two locations.
Tape one thermometer to the middle of a basketball and another directly
opposite. Hold the basketball up to a heat lamp and compare the
temperatures at the two locations.
Answer

C. Tape one thermometer to the top third of a basketball and another to the middle of the basketball. Hold the basketball to a heat lamp and compare the temperatures at the two locations.

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This model would best help Andrea explain Earth's seasons because it demonstrates how the Earth's tilt causes different parts of the Earth to receive more or less sunlight...
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