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What about the earth's axis stays the same and changes as it orbits the sun?
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∙ 11y ago
During a one-year period, the poles are always pointing to the same points in space no matter where the earth is in its orbit. That is why a different pole is tilted toward the sun every half year.
Actually the direction that the poles point rotates, too, but it's so slow that it takes about 26,000 years to complete one cycle. That rotation is called the precession of the equinoxes.
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What changes in the earth orbit and the tilt of the earths axis cause ice ages?
Climate
How does earths tilt on its axis lead to seasonal changes?
Earth's tilting on its axis leads to seasonal changes due variations in the angle (rather than distance) at which light hits.
WHY DOES CLIMATE DIFFER FROM PLACE TO PLACE BECAUSE OF EARTHS SHAPE?
Because of Earth's shape and the fact that it spins with a tilted axis as it orbits the Sun.
Why are the seasons reversed in the northern and southern hemisphere?
Because Earths axis is tilted.
What is the Imaginary rod on which the earth rotate?
The axis
What does the moon have?
the sun stays still the earth ROTATES and orbits while the earth ORBITS on its AXIS it turns around till it is dark and the moon orbits around the earth.
What causes all of the changes that take place in earths atmosphere?
what causes all of the changes that take place in earths atmosphere is the tilt of the earths axis
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.
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.
What changes in the earth orbit and the tilt of the earths axis cause ice ages?
Climate
How does earths tilt on its axis lead to seasonal changes?
Earth's tilting on its axis leads to seasonal changes due variations in the angle (rather than distance) at which light hits.
WHY DOES CLIMATE DIFFER FROM PLACE TO PLACE BECAUSE OF EARTHS SHAPE?
Because of Earth's shape and the fact that it spins with a tilted axis as it orbits the Sun.
How does the earths orbit around the sun cause the seasons?
Actually, it doesn't. The TILT of the Earth on it axis causes seasonal changes.
Why are the seasons reversed in the northern and southern hemisphere?
Because Earths axis is tilted.
How does the north star changes?
Due to the earths precession (How the earth 'wobbles' on its axis) the pole star changes over time. Though this takes many, many years
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 does Earths magnetic axis do not do with its rotational axis?
intersect
