© KCL/PENTECH/WCED 2000 Day length Day and night North South 1. Sun rise Midday Sun set DESCRIBE what this diagram tells you about the position of the Sun during the day.

© KCL/PENTECH/WCED 2000 Day length Day and night 2. You are on Robben Island looking South towards Table Mountain in the Summer. Early in the morning the Sun comes up in the East over Bellville. ADD to the drawing below where the Sun will appear. At midday the sun will be at its maximum height. It will be behind you. Table mountain has sunshine on it. At sunset, the Sun will set in the West. Signal hill will cast a shadow over the bowl. ADD to the drawing below where the Sun will be.

© KCL/PENTECH/WCED 2000 Day length Day and night 3. SydneyLos Angeles New York Rio de JaneiroCape Town Hong KongNew DelhiLondon hrs Western Samoa In each of the boxes, for each of the places, ADD the hours of delay in the sun rise. PlaceTime after sun rise in Western Samoa Cape Town11 hours later Hong Kong 4 hours later London 12 hours later Los Angeles20 hours later New Delhi7 hours later New York17 hours later Rio de Janeiro 15 hours later Sydney 2 hours later Western Samoa no delay

© KCL/PENTECH/WCED 2000 Day length Day and night Earth spins once every 24 hours South Africa SUNSUN South Pole North Pole Use the diagram to EXPLAIN why the Sun sets in the West and rises in the East each day. 4.

© KCL/PENTECH/WCED 2000 Day length Day and night Arctic circle Equator Antarctic circle South Pole North pole 5. Use your knowledge of night and day to EXPLAIN why this shows midday in South Africa in December.