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What causes seasons to change in the northern and southern hemispheres as the earth revolves around the sun?

Seasons change in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the sun. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, it experiences summer, while the southern hemisphere experiences winter. As the Earth continues its orbit, the hemispheres switch positions in relation to the sun, causing the seasons to change.


Why are the seasons in the order they are?

Seasons follow the same order in the Northern and Southern hemispheres but they are exactly reversed.Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and then the seasons cycle through again.Spring begins in September in the Southern hemisphere but in March in the Northern hemisphere. The "official" day that each season begins changes slightly from country to country, this is a local decision and varies by a few weeks eg the season starts on the 1st of the appropriate month or the 22nd of the month.Countries on or near the Equator do not experience a noticeable change of season or length of day compared to night.


Why are seasons reversed in northern and southern hemisphere?

Because Earths axis is tilted.


Why are seasons reversed in the southern hemisphere?

In short, because of the axial tilt of the earth. In May - July, the northern hemisphere is tilted more towards the sun and gets more sunlight at a more direct angle. The reverse is true for the southern hemisphere. In November - January, the situation is reversed; the southern hemisphere gets more direct sunlight.


Why does the Southern Hemisphere have different seasons?

Because the Earth is tilted on its axis, so when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun (Summer, in the North) the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun (Winter, in the South) and vice versa.

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When do the seasons change in the northern hemisphere?

March, June, September, December


How are the seasons in the northern and southern hemisphere related?

The seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite of each other. When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is winter in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa. This is due to the tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun.


How are seasons in the souuthern hemisphere similar to the northern?

they are oposite of each other so if it is Summer in northern Hemisphere it is winter in southern hamisphere.


How are seasons in the northern hemisphere related to the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere?

It is winter in the northern hemisphere when it tilts away from the sun, and summer in the southern hemisphere when it tilts towards the sun. It is this tilting that creates the seasons.


When and where the wet and dry seasons occur for each hemisphere?

any time in the center of the earth (the equator)


Are the seasons the same in the north hemisphere as the south hemisphere?

Seasons in the northern hemisphere occur at opposite times to those in the southern hemisphere. For example, when it is winter in the southern hemisphere, it is summer in the northern hemisphere.


Are the seasons in the southern hemisphere occur at opposite times of the year from the seasons in the northern hemisphere?

Yes.


What are the four seasons in the northern hemisphere?

The seasons in the northern hemisphere are spring, summer, autumn and winter.


When it is summer in the in the southern hemisphere what seasons is it in the northern hemisphere?

the seasons that are experienced are fall (Autumn) and winter


Why are Antarctica's seasons different?

Seasons in Antarctica are the same as they are everywhere in the southern hemisphere. In the sense that not much changes between the seasons, except access to sun, Antarctica's seasons are not too different from each other.


What causes seasons to change in the northern and southern hemisphere as the earth revolves the sun?

earth rotation on axis


How would the passage of one year be different for someone living in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?

In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons would be the reverse of what the seasons are in the Northern Hemisphere