KS1 Seasons | How they Differ Around the World

Geography Quiz - Seasons (Questions)

Seasons change our weather through the year. In this quiz, you will explore spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and see how they affect clothes, plants, and playtime.

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Fascinating Fact:

We wear lighter clothes in summer and warmer clothes in winter.

In KS1 Geography, children learn that the year is split into seasons. Each season has different weather, daylight, and activities, and we change what we wear to stay comfortable and safe.

Key Terms

Season: One of the four parts of the year, such as spring or winter, with its own kind of weather.
Weather: What the air is like outside each day, for example sunny, rainy, windy, or snowy.
Temperature: How warm or cold it is, which we can measure with a thermometer.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are the four seasons in the UK?

The four seasons in the UK are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. They follow in this order every year and each season has its own typical weather.

Why do we have different seasons?

We have different seasons because the Earth moves around the Sun and is slightly tilted. This tilt changes how much sunlight each part of the Earth receives during the year.

How can children tell what season it is?

Children can look at the weather, the clothes people wear, and what nature is doing, like blossom on trees in spring or bare branches and frosty mornings in winter.

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In the British Isles, when are the nights shortest?

[ ]	In summer
[ ]	In winter
[ ]	In spring
[ ]	In autumn

Which season has the longest nights?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Spring

In what season do most birds build nests?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring

Many trees lose their leaves in October and November. What season is this?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Spring

When it is summer in the UK, what season is it in Australia?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring

When it is winter here in the British Isles, what season is it in South Africa?

[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Autumn

Which is the coolest season?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Autumn

If it is very cold in winter, what might we have?

[ ]	Warm days
[ ]	Snow
[ ]	Rain showers
[ ]	Hot days

Sam is looking forward to the long school holiday. When is the longest school holiday of the year?

[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Summer

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When is the Sun lowest in the sky in the middle of the day?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring

Geography Quiz - Seasons (Answers)

In the British Isles, when are the nights shortest?

[x]	In summer
[ ]	In winter
[ ]	In spring
[ ]	In autumn

The days are longest and the nights shortest in the summer

Which season has the longest nights?

[ ]	Summer
[x]	Winter
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Spring

It can be very dark in the morning and in the late afternoon in the winter

In what season do most birds build nests?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn
[ ]	Winter
[x]	Spring

Birds are very busy building nests in the spring

Many trees lose their leaves in October and November. What season is this?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Winter
[x]	Autumn
[ ]	Spring

Lots of leaves on trees go a lovely golden colour in the autumn

When it is summer in the UK, what season is it in Australia?

[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn
[x]	Winter
[ ]	Spring

Australia and New Zealand are in the southern hemisphere

When it is winter here in the British Isles, what season is it in South Africa?

[ ]	Winter
[x]	Summer
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Autumn

South Africa is in the southern hemisphere

Which is the coolest season?

[ ]	Summer
[x]	Winter
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Autumn

It is often frosty and cold in winter

If it is very cold in winter, what might we have?

[ ]	Warm days
[x]	Snow
[ ]	Rain showers
[ ]	Hot days

What do you do when it snows?