SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the winter months (Dec Feb) in Texas, which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun? (3A)
A
Northern
B
Southern
C
Eastern
D
Western
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In December towards the north of the equator winter season exists, as the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -When it is winter in the northern half of Earth, the southern hemisphere, tilted toward our Sun, has summer. During fall and spring, some locations on Earth experience similar, milder, conditions. Earth has moved to a position in its orbit where its axis is more or less perpendicular to the incoming rays of the Sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun’s most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earth orbits at an angle, so half the year, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun-this is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The other half of the year, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, creating winter in the north and summer in the south.

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