Daylight hours vary with seasons.

Meaning: The amount of daylight during the day changes depending on the season.

Choice of Words: Daylight is the time during the day when the sun is up. Hours are units of time equal to sixty minutes. Vary means to change or differ. Seasons are periods of the year that have different weather patterns.

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The days are shorter in winter than in summer.

Meaning: This means that in winter, there is less time between sunrise and sunset than in summer.

Choice of Words: Days means the time from sunrise to sunset. Shorter means less time. Winter and summer are the two main seasons of the year. In the winter, the days are shorter because the sun rises later and sets earlier.

The length of daylight changes throughout the year.

Meaning: This means that the amount of time the sun is up changes during the year.

Choice of Words: Length means how long something is. Daylight is the time when the sun is up. Changes means becomes different. Throughout means during the whole time. Year means the time it takes for the Earth to go around the sun.

The amount of sunlight we get depends on the time of year.

Meaning: This means that how much sunlight we get changes depending on what time of year it is.

Choice of Words: Amount means how much of something there is. Sunlight is the light from the sun. Depends means is affected by something else. Time means a specific moment or period. Year means the time it takes for the Earth to go around the sun.

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