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The axial tilt affects the Earth by its seasons and it's Equator. When the Earth is at a certain point in its revolution around the sun the, say like a face, Northern Hemisphere leans back so that the Southern Hemisphere is exposed more to the light and therefor warmth. At another point in the Earth's revolution around the sun the opposite happens: the Northern Hemisphere leans in and gets more warmth--summer is here. This season flucuation also effects the Equator.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe tilt of the axis alters how direct sunlight hits different regions of the globe, creating different climates and seasons.
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∙ 10y agoThe tilting of the Earth on its axis exposes the planet to different levels of sunlight, this in turn causes temperature variations and results in what is known as seasons.
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What caises seasonal changes on earth?
Yes. That and the the fact that the earth revolves around the sun. Those two things. If the earth was not tilted with respect to its obit, there would be no seasonal change.
What has the earths axis got to do with night and day?
First, envision the plane formed by the earth's orbit, with the sun at it's centre. If the axis of the earth were perpendicular to that plane (that is, at a 90 degree or right angle), then the length of day in places like New York (in the Northern Hemisphere) or Sao Paolo (in the Southern Hemisphere) would be constant year round. And, the equator would lie in the same plane as the earth's orbit. But, in reality, the axis of the earth is not at a 90 degree angle and the plane in which the equator lies is not the same as the earth's orbit. This has the effect that, as the earth orbits the sun, the length of day changes dramatically throughout the year in places like New York and Sao Paolo. While it is winter and days are short in New York, it is summer and days are longer in Sao Paolo. So, the fact that the earth's axis is not perpendicular to the earth's orbital plane is related to changes in day length and the presence of different seasons of weather.
Does the shape of earths orbit affect the seasons?
Earth is closest to the sun when the northern hemisphere is in winter. So it is immediately obvious that axial tilt plays a far greater role than annual orbital distance. However, orbital cycles do account for hundred thousand year periods of ice ages known as Milankovitch Cycles.No. The tilt of the earth's axis relative to the ecliptic plane is what causes the seasons.No. The earth's tilt on its axis causes seasons. If the distance to the sun caused seasons, then the whole planet would experience the same seasons at the same tiime, which we know not to be the case.
What is the least known fact about the earth?
How fast a person is moving, while standing still, on the surface of the Earth.
The fact that the position of the constellations seems?
every celestial object is moving in its own axis. whole universe is under going change of position.
What is an important factor in explaining why seasons occur on Earth Earth rotates on its axis The Sun rotates on its axis Earth's axis is tilted The Sun's axis is tilted?
The seasons are caused by the fact that the Earth's axis is tilted. As the Earth travels around the sun, the hemisphere that is tilted toward the sun changes. Whenever your hemisphere is pointed toward the sun, it is summer in your hemisphere.
The revolution of the earth causes the seasons right?
No, the revolution of the Earth (its spin about an axis through the north and south poles) causes night and day. The Seasons are cause by the fact that the Earth's spin axis is tilted and by the orbit of the Earth round the Sun.
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.
What cause autorm and spring?
The seasons in general are caused by the combination of (1) Earth's movement around the Sun, and (2) the fact that Earth's axis is tilted (is not exactly perpendicular to the plane of this movement).
The Earth's tilt on its axis causes areas of the Earth's surface to be tilted either away from the Sun or toward the Sun throughout the year What is the main impact of this?
This fact is the direct cause of the "seasons".
Why does the sun affect the season on earth?
The sun affects the seasons because the earth's axis is tilted 23½º respect to the plane of its orbit around the sun. When the hemisphere where you live is tilted towards the sun the rays fall more directly so it's summer or spring but when it is tilted away the rays fall obliquely and are less strong so it's winter or Autumn. If the earth's axis were straight up and down, there would be only a minuscule variation in temperature at any given latitude, due only to the fact that the earth's orbit isn't exactly circular. But mostly there wouldn't be any seasons!
Why does the fact that the earth is tilted affect us?
Since the Earth is tilted with respect to the plane of its orbit around the sun, the parts of the Earth away form the equator receive significantly different amounts of solar heating at different times of the year. The result is the progression of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, spring). If the Earth were not tilted, we would not have seasons.
What do you think causes the systematic shift of radiation and temperature bands through the year?
Two things:-The fact that the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted at some 23.5° to the plane round which it orbits the Sun.The fact that the Earth orbits the Sun once a year.
How many degrees is the earths axis tilted perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic?
Approximately 23°. As a matter of interest, the Tropics of Cancer and capricorn are 23° from the Equator, these representing the most northerly/southerly points on the Earth where the Sun can be directly overhead. This is due to that tilt of the earth.
Does the shape of the earth affect the seasons?
While the Earth's orbit is an ellipse rather and a perfect circle, the eccentricity is fairly low, so not much of the seasonal weather changes are due to it. Most of the seasonal changes that we see each year are due to the fact that the Earth is tilted by 23.5 degrees from our orbit. So we have summer where the Earth is tilted toward the sun, and winter where the Earth is tilted away from it.
Why do you get summer and winter?
I thank alot of years of science classes for the automatic knowledge of this fact. Well, the Earth has a definite tilt in its axis, about 23.5 degrees, and this accounts for different parts of the Earth witnessing minor climate changes. In layman's terms, sometimes Earth is tilted towards the Sun, sometimes it's tilted away.
When the earth moves through outer space how do theses move movements create daytime nighttime and the four seasons winter spring summer and fall?
Basically, day and night are caused by the Earth's rotation around its axis, while the seasons are caused by Earth's yearly movement around the Sun - and the fact that Earth's axis is tilted.
