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Term 3
Cape Town
The table below shows when the sun rises and sets at different times of the year in Cape Town. Read the times in the table and then fill in the rest of the table before answering the questions below.
| Cape Town | Sunrise | Sunset | Length of day | Length of night |
| March 23 | 6:53 am | 6:53 pm | ||
| June 21 | 7:51 am | 5:44 pm | ||
| September 19 | 6:41 am | 6:41 pm | ||
| December 22 | 5:32 am | 7:58 pm |
a. In which months are the day and the night the same length?
b.Which month has the longest days?
c.Which month has the shortest days?
d. Find the difference in hours and minutes between the longest day and the shortest day.
e.Find the length of day and night for each date in the table above.
Polokwane
This table shows when the sun rises and sets at different times of the year in Polokwane. Read the times in the table and then fill in the rest of the table before answering the questions below.
| Polokwane | Sunrise | Sunset | day | Length of night |
| March 25 | 6:08 am | 6:08 pm | ||
| June 21 | 6:44 am | 5:24 pm | ||
| September 17 | 5:57 am | 5:57 pm | ||
| December 22 | 5:13 am | 6:50 pm |
a. In which months are the day and the night the same length?
b. In which of these months is the length of day the same in Cape Town and Polokwane?
c. In which months are they different?
d. Find the difference in hours and minutes between the longest day and the shortest day.
e. Find the length of day and night for each date in the table above.
Ask someone to help you to find the sunrise and sunset times in your area. Write them down for one week. Are the days getting longer or shorter?
