SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why does Earth have different seasons?
A
because of the distance between Earth and the sun
B
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis
C
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis
D
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The earth’s spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane. This is what causes the seasons. When the earth’s axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. When the earth’s axis points away, winter can be expected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Basically, we would not have any seasons. Earth would be warm at the equator and cold at the poles. The poles would still experience the most impact because the sun would always be low on the horizon.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tilt of the Earth’s axis is the most important reason why seasons occur. The Earth’s movement around the Sun causes seasons. The Earth is always tilted to one side as it orbits the Sun. So, when the North pole tilts towards Sun, it’s summer in the Northern hemisphere and winter in the Southern hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hemisphere tilted toward the sun also has more hours of daylight than the hemisphere that is tilted away from the sun. The combination of more direct rays of sunlight and more hours of daylight causes the hemisphere tilted toward the sun to receive more solar radiation and to have warmer temperatures.

Detailed explanation-5: -If the earth didn’t have a tilt, we wouldn’t have seasons. Instead, the environment would be unchanging, and the temperature would vary upon latitude. Equatorial regions would be constantly hot and humid, and polar regions would always be cold. There would no variability to the climate as the year progresses.

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