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This titled position of the earths axis is known as inclination of the earths axis.

The earth's rotation axis makes an angle of about 66.5 degrees with the plane of its orbit around the sun, or about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.

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What is earth's inclination and climatic zone of the earth?

Earth's inclination is approximately 23.5 degrees. This inclination is responsible for the Earth's seasons. Based on this inclination, the Earth is divided into different climatic zones: tropical, temperate, and polar zones.


What is meant by inclination of the earth?

The Earth rotates round the Sun in a orbit that defines the 'Plane of the Ecliptic'. The spin axis of the Earth is inclined approx 67.5 degrees from the Plane of the Ecliptic. This inclination determines how far North and South of the Equator the Sun will be vertically overhead at least one day of the year. So the Tropics of Cancer and of Capricorn; those places; are 22.5 deg distant from the Equator. [90 - 22.5].


If the inclination of the earth's rotation were 0 degrees will the seasons on the earth change?

If the Earth's rotation axis had no inclination, there would be no variation in the angle at which sunlight hits different parts of the Earth's surface, resulting in no distinct seasons. Areas at the equator would experience consistent temperatures year-round, while areas closer to the poles would have milder but less distinct seasonal changes.


How does the tilt of Earth's axis affect the temperatures on Earth?

It is the fact that the earth's axis of rotation in slightly inclined (a bit less than 23.5 degrees) relative to its orbital plane that gives rise to the seasons and to seasonal changes here on earth.


How would inclination of earth's axis affect the day and night on earth?

The inclination of the axis affects seasons (and the amount of light and darkness). In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day and shortest night are in June. After Summer Solstice, the daylight gradually gets shorter, to the shortest day and longest night in December. In the Southern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice (and shortest day and longest night) are in June, while the Summer Solstice is in December.

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