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Are seasons caused by the precession of Earth's axis?
Yes they are.
The precession of the Moon's nodes means what?
the eclipse seasons occur less than 6 months apart.
What does the precession of the moon's nodes mean?
the eclipse seasons occur less than 6 months apart.
How does weather effects seasons?
Weather doesn't AFFECT (not effect) seasons, seasons AFFECT weather.
Why doesn't the distance between the earth and sun affect the seasons?
It does affect the seasons...
How do seasons affect way of life?
they affect our plants
Which is thought to be most responsible for earths ice ages?
Earth's precession
Earths tilt does not stay the same because of its what?
precession
Can solar energy affect our seasons?
Yes solar energy is the CAUSE of our seasons.
What is precession and What are some of its possible consequences?
'Precession' might be described as 'axial wobbling'. If we think of the Earth's North and South Poles, they lie on a line directly through the centre of the Earth. This line is angled at 23.5 degrees to the orbital plane. As a result it gives us the seasons. However, this line that is tilted at 23.5 degrees is NOT a static angle, but varies over thousands of years. Currently it is decreasing , and will eventually reach an angle of approximately 20 degrees (the seasons will be less extreme). Whereupon, it will then start to increase again to about 30 degrees (the seasons will become more extreme) . This tilting movement is called precession. As an experiment, if you have a child's spinning top or a gyro, set it spinning. You will notice that it 'wobbles', this is precession. The Earth does exactly the same, over thousands of years.
Why does the axial precession have little effect on the seasons?
The main reason is that the period of the axial precession is in the neighborhood of26,000 years, or roughly around 0.014 degree per year. Even if it had a great effecton anything, the change wouldn't be noticeable within a human lifetime at that rate.But no matter what stage of the precession the Earth is in, the axis is till tilted roughly23.5 degrees from "straight up and down", and THAT's the entire cause of the seasonsand their behavior.
Do seasons affect animals coats?
Yes
