Does solstice tilt the Earth's axis?

Answer 1

when the angle of sunlight is 90 degree the sun is directly above you and is very much hotter. this was about the weather and now about the season. the angle of the sun afffect the season of the earth

Answer 2

No, the solstice is a phenomenon that occurs twice a year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky. It is caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis, which remains constant throughout the year.

Answer 3

The tilt of theEarth's axis causesdifferent latitudes toreceive varyingamounts of theSun's radiation at different times of year, as the Earth orbits the Sun.

The difference between summer and winter is greatest in the polar regions.

That's because the tiltcauses the greatest change in the position of the Sun in thesky, during the year,near the poles.

Near the equator, seasonal changes in terms of temperatureare much less obvious.(The tropical regions often have a"rainy" season and a "dry"season.)

Answer 4

Since the earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees relative to the sun, the angle at which the sun strikes it changes at different times of the year. During the equinoxes, for example, the sun strike the equator at a direct angle creating an equal day and night scenario.

Answer 5

The Earth tilts about 23.5 degrees. In theory, this should be significant anywhere on the planet, but in practice, places close to the Equator experience insignificant seasonal variation (excepting those at high elevation) since the overall climate is WARM. At the Poles, the reverse is true, and even the warmest days are challenging cold for human beings. One feature within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, however, is quite significant: whether the Sun appears above or below the horizon, making either one long (but rather dim) day, or one long twilight. The greatest effect on humans is felt in the temperate latitudes.

Answer 6

The angle of the earth (the tilt) leads certain areas to be closer to 90 degrees incident of the light striking the earth. The light rays coming from the sun are usually hitting the equator directly head on and the northern and southern regions at an angle making them cooler areas. When the earth tilts, one hemisphere tilts more towards the sun and therefore the light rays hit that hemisphere more head on and makes that hemisphere heat up and the other hemisphere moves away from being hit directly head on. It's not the distance it moves away but the angle at which the light hits. Just like getting hit with a baseball head on will really hurt but getting hit at an angle is less damaging. Solar eclipse is when the moon sits inbetween the Earth and the sun and the sun is blocked out. A lunar eclipse happens when the moon is behind the earth and the shadow of the eart passes over the moon and the moon is blocked out.

Answer 7

The Earths tilt is at a 23.5 degree's. As the Earth orbits the sun the 23.5 degree changes which angle the sunlight that hits earth. At the equator light does not spread very far and concentrated in the small area while the poles have the same amount of light hitting them but is spreads over a greater area causing it to be colder. So in June its summer in the Northern Hemisphere because the Northern Hemisphere is angled towards the sun which cause the sunlight to be more concentrated and below the equator is pointing away so its winter there more spread of the sun light. That changes in December it flip flops so now the Southern Hemisphere is angled at the sun which cause it to be summer there and winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Answer 8

bekuz if the angle is barely nipping you then it is cold but if you getting the whole angle then of ciurse its summer and when it is reposittioning its angle it is fall or spring and or autumn

Answer 9

Tilt is relative; tilted, as compared to what? Astronomers generally use the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, called the "ecliptic", as the reference plane to compare everything.

The Earth is spinning like a top, and compared to the ecliptic, the Earth's equator is "tilted" a little over 23.5 degrees. So as the Earth goes around the Sun, the northern hemisphere is pointed a little closer toward the Sun in June, and a little more away from the Sun (by that same 23.5 degrees) in December. If the equator were parallel to the ecliptic, we wouldn't have any seasons at all, and if the tilt were a lot more than it is, then our seasons would be more extreme.

The date when the north pole of the Earth is closest to pointing toward the Sun is called the "summer solstice", and is generally around June 21. When the south pole is pointed a little more toward the Sun, we Northern Hemisphere people call this the "winter solstice", which is about December 21. (These dates will vary a day or two either way, depending on the cycle of leap years.) Southern hemisphere people have their summer during our winter, so Australia's summer solstice is about December 21.

The mid points, when the Sun seems to be directly over the equator, are called equinoxes, because the day and the night are of equal length. These are generally March 21 and September 21.

These four dates are the beginning dates of the four seasons. You can see the precise dates and times for each year on the US Naval Observatory's web site "Earth's Seasons", at the link below.

Answer 10

The summer solstice marks the end of spring and the beginning of summer. The winter solstice marks the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.