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How much does the axis of the earth change from summer to winter?
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∙ 14y ago
The axis of the Earth points towards the star Polaris (or almost). It points in that direction during your entire lifetine (or almost) it takes 23000 years for the axis to make one giant precession around a circle. During all this time the angle the axis makes with the ecliptic (the plane in which the orbit of the Earth has around the Sun) remains about 23,5 degrees. And the seasons have cycled through their changes twenty-three thousand times.
The axis does NOT remain fixed until the seasons are about to change then abruptly shift to a new position for the next season only to remain fixed at that position until a new abrupt change for the next season as the wording of your question implies.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe direction in which the earth's axis points doesn't change ... (at least not on a scale of several human lifetimes). The north pole always points toward the same point in the distant stars, near the star Polaris.
But that means that when we're on one side of the sun, the north pole is tilted toward the sun, but when we're around on the other side of the sun, the north pole is tilted away from it.
Whichever half of the earth is tilted toward the sun has Summer, while the other half has Winter.
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∙ 14y agoAs far as anyone can tell from anything that can be observed, calculated, or reasoned now, the tilt of the earth's axis with respect to the plane of its orbit has never changed since the earth was formed. The axis does "precess" ... drawing a circle with a diameter of about 47 degrees in the sky approximately every 26,000 years. But the 23.5-degree tilt doesn't change.
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∙ 13y agoThe direction in which the earth's axis points changes so slowly that no change is visible
during the course of a human lifetime. The axis traces a circle in the sky, at the rate of
a little over one degree of the circle per century.
Wherever the axis points, it remains tilted about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to
the plane of the earth's orbit. That doesn't change.
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∙ 15y agoGood question! relative to the plane of its orbit around the sun!
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∙ 14y agoThe Earth's axis does not shift. If it did, gyroscopic forces would break it into rubble, like Superman's home planet Krypton.
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∙ 14y agoThe axis of rotation of the Earth is "precessing" at a rate of about one cycle every 25800 years. So the tilt is ALWAYS changing.
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∙ 12y agothe earth is tilted 23.5 degrees
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What is the difference between winter and summer?
By the sun because in the summer incoming rays from the sun hit earth at higher angles. In the winter, the suns rays are slanted at low angles.
Does the seasonal cycle occurs because Earth is closer to the sun in the summer than in the winter?
The Earth rotates on it's axis. In the summer, the Earth is tilted towards the sun. In the winter, the Earth is titled away from the sun. On the Earth, the northern regions (above the equator) have winter, while the southern regions (below the equator) have summer. Then, the opposite becomes true. The southern regions have winter, while the norther regions have summer. The distance nearer and farther from the sun makes no difference as far as the Earth's summer and winter is concerned.
NY state has several more hours of daylight in summer than winter why?
The Earth is tilted on it's axis.
What causes the difference in temperature between summer and winter?
The said temperature is cooler compared to the surrounding environment in the Summer and warmer in the winter. Just because there is a temperature difference between the environment and the said temperature, it creates the illusion that it is cooler in the Summer and warmer in the Winter.
Why is the sun and earths rotation causes the four seasons?
The earth has four seasons (spring,summer,autumn,winter) but how do they change? When the earth spins on its axis depending on which hemisphere you are in depends what season it would be. for example if it was winter in the northern hemisphere we would be facing underneath the sun
How would temperatures in winter and summer change if the earth was tilted more on its axis?
when it's cold it would be tilted when its summer its Straight :)
What is the two things that is responsible for the change in climate from summer to winter?
The tilt of the Earth's axis and direct and indirect sunlight
What seasons does the earth have because the earth rotates on its axis?
summer, fall, winter, spring
What causes the winter and summer solstices?
Thr tilt of the Earth's axis .
How the temperatures in winter and summer would change if the earth was tilted even more on its axis?
The winters will be even colder and the summers will be hotter.
How season occur?
seasons are caused by the rotation of earth on its axis
Why is there more heat in the summer than in the winter?
because of the earth's tilt on its axis
What is one change you would see n earth if its axis was not tilted?
well it wouldnt have no solstice at all no summer no winter no fall and no spring
Why do temperatures in the region change little from summer to winter?
It is all about the tilt of the Earth's axis. Many people believe that the temperature changes because the Earth is closer to the sun in summer and farther from the sun in winter. In fact, the Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun in January!
What is the difference between winter and summer?
By the sun because in the summer incoming rays from the sun hit earth at higher angles. In the winter, the suns rays are slanted at low angles.
What causes the temperature between summer and winter?
Our proximity to the Sun - and the tilt in the Earth's axis.
Why is the sun higher in the sky in summer and lower in the winter?
Because of the tilt of Earth's axis.
