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The sun and the earth behave in a way known to us on a gravitational axis
This means our earth rotates nearly centrally to the suns location and takes 365 days to complete one cycle, all this spinning is done on a flattish gravitational plane rather like the rings are to Saturn in appearance.
The tilt in the earth or if you would like to call it a wobble does so occur at regular intervals during the annual cycle thus the sun points directly to the equator in the spring equinox but towards the north thereafter for 3 months or so creating summer for the northern hemisphere
I will avoid mentioning our accentuated magnetic Fields here for ease of answering
This means that the earth is heated by the sun north of the equator to form the northern hemisphere summer 6 months later due to the tilt of the gravitational axis the same happens to the Southern Hemisphere from the equator.
This creates seasons when it is hot in Australia it will be cooler in Britain for instance and vise-versa 6 months later.
If you had a spinning top and spun it on the floor, just as it was slowing to a stop it wobbles but then during it's spin, should you tapped it with your finger laterally, the top would wobble in much the same way as our earth does in relation to it's orbit of the sun.
Just simply apply the rules that one spin top rotation around is similar to one year on the earth orbital circuit of the sun
The wobble of a top is called nutation. The earth does indeed wobble (ie nutate) but it occurs not annually but over some thousands of years. So the night sky appears to rotate around a fixed point (direction) close to the pole star, and that point does not move perceptively during anyone's lifetime, let alone a year. Seasons are caused because the spin axis of the earth is not exactly perpendicular to the plane of the orbit. So for some months the northern hemisphere tilts a certain amount away from the sun (northern winter) at the same time that the southern hemisphere tilts towards the sun. Six months later the earth is round the opposite side of the sun but the tilt hasn't changed so then the north is tilted towards the sun = northern summer etc.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe seasons are generally governed by the distance the earth is from the sun. The farther earth is from the sun the colder it gets. As her orbit swings back toward the sun, the weather changes and it begins to get warmer. Keeping in mind that due to the tilt of the earth's axis, some locations on the planet receive more direct sunlight and thus the seasons are all warmer than in the temperate zones.
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∙ 8y agoNot just the Earth's rotation on its axis. Other factors such as the tilt from vertical, and the position in the orbit around the Sun, also contribute to the seasons. The Earth has an elliptical orbit - meaning it is closer to, or further away from the sun at various points in its orbit.
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The sun's revolutions cause the seasons.?
The sun's revolutions cause the seasons.
What causes seasons to change in the northern and southern hemisphere as the earth revolves the sun?
earth rotation on axis
How does altitude of the solar noon sun change from December 21 to June 21?
the tilt goes towards the sun, the seasons chang from winter to summer
How does the axis cause the change seasons?
Because the Earth tilts slightly away from the sun and then back, an North or S hemisphere gets warmer or cooler resulting in the different seasons.
What two things cause the seasons to change on earth?
There are two things that cause it which are the earths orbit and thetilt of the earths axis.
We have seasons because sometimes the earth is closer to the sun?
The seasons do not change based on how close the earth is to the sun. The seasons change based on the rotation of the earth on its axis.
Why is the earths seasons changed?
The seasons change NOT because the Earth rotates, but because of our revelution around the sun. It is summer when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. the seasons have nothing to do with the distance to the sun. the Eath is closest to the sun in winter.
How does earths revolution around the sun relate to the seasons?
It relates because after every orbit the seasons change
What are the seasons of the earth caused by?
the earth spins on its axis changing the distances from the sun that's why our temperature and seasons change.
Why do temperature change in the seasons?
The temps change because in the axis is facing away from the sun or toward it.
What happens because of earths revolution?
There is change of seasons when earth revolves about the sun.
What are the evidences that the earth is revolving around the sun?
we experience climate change, our seasons change and scientists have proven it.
Why does the time it takes the Sun to cross the sky change with the seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted relative to its orbit, the noon sun appears to move higher and lower as the Earth moves around the sun. This changes the angle of the sun as it hits the Earth and is one primary reason for the seasons. As the noon sun gets higher the place the sun rise and sun set move north. This apparent movement makes the path the sun follows longer and longer through the sky. This change in the number of daylight hours is the other reason for the change in seasons.
How do change the?
The seasons change because of the Earth's tilt. When it's summer, the tilt will be facing more to the sun. When it's winter, the tilt will be facing away from the sun.
What happens as the earth orbits the sun when the tilt remains the same?
North and south hemispheres change relative angles and positions tom the sun and the seasons change.
What are the causes of the change of seasons?
The earth orbiting the sun and the tilt in the earth's axis or rotation.
Why does Ohio experience the change of seasons?
It is because the earth rotates(orbits) around the sun. :)
