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The four seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter.

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The weather changes in each season.

2

Winter

is when

we see snow 3

on the trees.

Winter is in the months of December, January, and February.

4

Winter is when we see ice hanging from trees.

5

Winter is when we sit by the fire to stay warm.

6

We can measure how deep the snow is in winter.

7

This snow is two inches deep.

8

Compare the snow depths 9

in these three cities.

Who has the most snow?

Who has the least snow?

10

The days are shorter 11

in the winter.

The nights are longer in the winter.

12

Who has the shortest 13

day?

Winter is very cold.

14

The temperture tells us how cold it is.

15

Where is it the coldest in winter?

16

What month is the coldest?

17

Spring is in the months of March, April, and May. 18

In the Spring it rains.

19

The snow stops falling and rain starts falling.

20

The nights are still long, but shorter 21 than winter.

We can measure the rain in a rain gauge.

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3.5 inches

The rain gauge tells us how 23

much it rains.

Compare the rainfall in these three cities.

24

Where has the most rain and the least rain?

25

We measure the depth of rain in inches.

26

Rain can fall 27

or slow.

fast

The faster it falls, the deeper it will get.

28

Rain falls off our houses.

29

Rain

falls

off of the leaves.

30

Too much rain causes flooding.

31

Compare the rain depths in these three cities.

32

Who had the most rain 33

in Spring?

Do you know the answer?

34

Spring is a windy 35

season.

You can tell it is windy when you see flags waving.

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You can tell it is windy when you see windmills turning.

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You can tell it is windy when you see trees blowing.

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We measure wind by its speed.

39

Compare the wind speed in these three cities.

40

Where was the wind speed the highest?

41

Do you know the answer?

42

Summer is in the months of June, July, and August.

43

It is very hot in summer.

44

We can cool off in a pool in summer.

45

We can cool of at the beach in summer.

46

Our days are the longest in summer.

47

Compare the length of the days in these three cities.

48

Where was the day the longest in August?

49

It is very hot from the bright sun in summer.

50

We feel the sun's heat more in summer.

51

The earth is closer to the sun in summer.

52

We can eat cold foods to help us stay 53 cooler in summer.

The temperature is high in summer.

54

We measure the temperture in degrees on a thermeometer.

55

Compare the temperatures in these three cities.

56

Where was it the hottest?

57

Do you know the answer?

58

Fall

is in the months

of September, October, and November.

59

In fall, the leaves change color.

60

In fall, we wear sweaters 61

and jackets.

Our days get shorter in fall.

62

Compare the daylight in these three cities.

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Who had the longest day in August?

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The temperture is cooler in fall.

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We can wear our warm clothes to stay warm.

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Compare the temperatures in these three cities.

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Where was it the coldest in August?

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Do you know the answer?

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Which season do you like best?

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