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How do the Sun's position in the sky and the length of daylight relate to the seasons of the year?
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∙ 10y ago
The amount of daylight is determined by the Earth's closeness to the sun, and which part of the Earth is facing the sun. The Earth orbits the sun in an oval, so when the Earth is closer to the sun there is more daylight. It also rotates on its axis, so all faces of the Earth get sunlight when they face the sun.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoFirst, it takes 8 minutes for the sun to pass heat rays to earth. The position is what makes seasons. It rotates on it axis, while the sun reflects on either the Southern, Western, Eastern, or Northern Hemisphere. Which ever one it reflects to is the one in which, we have daylight.
The tilt of the earth means that the hemisphere having summer receives more sunlight and has longer days.
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∙ 7y agoIf there was no sun then there would be no earth and so no human beings and so no you and so no one to ask this question!
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∙ 7y agoThe Sun is the ultimate source of practically all our energy. Without it there would be no life on Earth.
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