Q1.
We observed these changes throughout the year, but do you think the same things happened last year too? Will they happen again the next year?
Answer
Yes to both. The same things happened last year, and they will happen again next year. That is exactly what makes them a pattern — something that comes back, in the same order, again and again.
How you can check this for yourself:
- Ask your grandparents when the mango tree in your street usually flowers. They will say “around February”, without having to think.
- Ask a farmer when the rains normally begin. He will name the same weeks every year, because he has to sow at the right time.
- Look at an old calendar. Diwali and Pongal fall at almost the same time of year, every year.
- Look at your own last year's clothes. The sweaters came out at about the same time as this year.
| What happens | When | Does it repeat? |
|---|---|---|
| Days become very hot | April – June | Yes, every year |
| The rains come | Around late June, July | Yes, every year |
| Migratory birds arrive | October – November | Yes, every year |
| Mustard fields turn yellow | January – February | Yes, every year |
| Mango trees flower | February – March | Yes, every year |
Why it repeats: The Earth takes exactly one year to travel once round the Sun. When that round trip is finished, the Earth is back where it started, facing the Sun in the same way — so the same weather comes back and nature does the same things again. This repeating pattern of change through the year is what we call the seasons.
Not exactly the same, though: The rains may come a week late one year. One winter may be colder than the last. The pattern repeats, but never perfectly — a bit like the same song sung slightly differently each time.