Question

On Earth's surface, the average hours of daylight a place receives changes throughout the year due to Earth's tilt. The table shows the average hours of daylight per month received at a particular location over one year.

Season Month Hours of Daylight
W 1 14.25
2 14.15
3 13.50
X 4 12.50
5 11.50
6 10.45
Y 7 10.00
8 10.15
9 11.00
Z 10 12.00
11 13.00
12 13.75

Based on this information, which season is winter?

season X


season Y


season Z


season W

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Answer 1

To determine which season is winter, we can look at the months associated with each season and their respective hours of daylight.

From the table:
- Season W includes:
- Month 1: 14.25 hours
- Month 2: 14.15 hours
- Month 3: 13.50 hours

- Season X includes:
- Month 4: 12.50 hours
- Month 5: 11.50 hours
- Month 6: 10.45 hours

- Season Y includes:
- Month 7: 10.00 hours
- Month 8: 10.15 hours
- Month 9: 11.00 hours

- Season Z includes:
- Month 10: 12.00 hours
- Month 11: 13.00 hours
- Month 12: 13.75 hours

Typically, winter in the Northern Hemisphere is associated with the months of December, January, and February. Considering the table:

- Month 12 (December) is in Season Z,
- Month 1 (January) is in Season W,
- Month 2 (February) is in Season W.

Thus, the months with the lowest hours of daylight (December, January, February) are found in:
- Season W (January and February)
- Season Z (December).

Since more of winter (particularly December) is in Season Z (the month with the least daylight hours), **season Z** is recognized as winter.

Therefore, the correct answer is **season Z**.