Question

question 6a: where is the earth now, six months later? click the run time forward button and watch as the earth slowly revolves about its axis. question 6b: how much sunlight does north america get compared to south america? question 6c: on which continent does the sun shine more directly? question 6d: on which continent is it summer? question 6e: explain why the tilt of the earth causes the seasons.

Explanation:

6a: Earth orbits the Sun; six months later, it is on the opposite side of its orbital path relative to the Sun.
6b: Depends on hemisphere tilt; six months later, the opposite hemisphere from the current position receives more sunlight (e.g., if Northern Hemisphere was tilted toward, now Southern Hemisphere is, so South America gets more than North America).
6c: Continents in the hemisphere tilted toward the Sun (six months later, Southern Hemisphere continents like South America, Australia) receive more direct sunlight.
6d: Summer occurs in the hemisphere tilted toward the Sun; six months later, this is the Southern Hemisphere, so continents there (e.g., South America, Australia) experience summer.
6e: Earth's axis tilt (≈23.5°) causes varying angles and durations of sunlight on each hemisphere as it orbits the Sun, leading to seasonal temperature differences.

Answer:

6a: On the opposite side of its orbit around the Sun.
6b: South America gets more sunlight than North America (assuming six months later the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun).
6c: Continents in the Southern Hemisphere (e.g., South America, Australia).
6d: Continents in the Southern Hemisphere (e.g., South America, Australia).
6e: Earth's tilt causes varying sunlight angle and duration per hemisphere, leading to seasons.