EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -For the Northern Hemisphere, the axis points most toward the sun in June (specifically around June 21), and away from the sun around December 21. This corresponds to the Winter and Summer Solstice (solstice is Latin for “the sun stands").

Detailed explanation-2: -Statement 1: We experience summer and winter when the northern and southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. Statement 2: We experience autumn and spring when the earth is between, above two extreme positions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Near June 21st, the summer solstice, the Earth is tilted such that the Sun is positioned directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 degrees north latitude. This situates the northern hemisphere in a more direct path of the Sun’s energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, that hemisphere receives more direct sunlight and experiences summer. At the same time, the other hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receives less direct sunlight, experiencing winter.