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It spins on an axis that is tilted with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun. This tilt means that first one pole, then the other, is tipped toward the Sun as the planet circles the Sun.
When the North Pole is inclined toward the Sun, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. When the South Pole is inclined toward the Sun, the Southern Hemisphere has summer and the northern has winter.
Twice a year (spring and fall equinoxes) neither pole is tipped toward the Sun for a brief moment. On that day, day and night are about equally long (12 hours) for the entire planet.
The axial tilt is about 23.5 degrees to the perpendicular to the
orbital plane.
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Why equinoxes and solstices occur?
These happen because the axis of Earths spin in inclined at an angle from the normal of to the plane in which it orbits the Sun.
Why do equinoxes and solstices occur?
These happen because the axis of Earths spin in inclined at an angle from the normal of to the plane in which it orbits the Sun.
What axis does earth spin on?
23.37 degrees Meaning that the Poles are tilted at 23.37 degrees to the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth.
What does earth do when it spin on its axis?
On its axis Earth rotates around the sun.
Does the sun spin around its axis?
yes
How does earths orbiting the sun relate to seasons?
the space cycle that creates canadas four seasons is earths orbiting around the sun and rotating its axis changes the angle of witch sunlight strikes diffrent parts of earth
Why does the sun spin on it's own axis?
Because It Has To Spin Like Planets Do
What are the two factors that cause the earth's seasons?
rotation of earth -earth is at a tilt so sometimes some parts get more sun then others rotation around the sun -earth will be at different distances from the sun as it rotates around
What is the Imaginary rod on which the earth rotate?
The axis
What direction is earths axis pointing when north America is experiencing summer winter spring an fall?
The direction of the "point" of Earth's axis of spin does not change (at least not noticeably on human time scales - there is a 25 thousand year precession). The orbit of the Earth round the Sun means that the north pole of this axis of spin is pointing towards the sun in Summer, away in Winter and sideways in Autumn and Spring.
How does the sun always rise in the east and set in west?
The sun actually doesn't move. The earth is spinning on an axis and this rotation gives the impression of the sun moving across the sky. Its the earths spin that moves, in the northern hemisphere in an anticlockwise direction
What is the angle of the sun above you on a summer solstice?
the earths shape is sphere.
