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No, the seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth on its axis
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes, a little bit. The tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the plane of the ecliptic is more significant, however.
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∙ 11y agoThe tilt is the major factor, the distance causes hardly any difference as it varies by only±1/60th.
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∙ 11y agoNo, the Sun's distance changes between 147.1 and 152.1 million kilometres, it's closest in January, but it is not enough to affect the seasons.
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∙ 9y agoWe do not have seasons because sometimes the earth is closer to the sun and sometimes it is farther away. We have seasons because, the earth rotates around the sun.
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∙ 9y agoNo. Seasons are caused by the slant of earth's axis of rotation in its orbit around the sun.
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∙ 11y agothink is yes
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Why does earth experience four seasons each year?
Because the Earth have difference distance to the Sun in year.
What is the main reason for seasons on the Earth?
We have seasons, because the earth rotates around the sun, and where we are in the solar system effects what season we're in.
Is the length of the day the factor that governs the seasons?
The length of the day is not the reason but is a result of the season. The reason for seasons to take place is the inequality of distance between sun and earth with time. We all know that earth rotates around sun. But it won't rotate in a perfect circular path. The orbit of earth is an oval in shape. Hence, some times it will be closer to sun and some times farther. When it is closer, most of the area on earth is covered by sun. Hence, we have more day time (or length of the day) during summer. In a similar manner, as less area is covered by sun, the length of the day is less in winter.
What evidence is there that the seasons do not depend on how far away the earth is from the sun?
The best bit of evidence is that northern and southern hemisphere esperience the opposite seasons. When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is winter in the southern hemisphere and vice versa. If the seasons were dependent on Earth's distance from the sun, then the hemispheres would experience the same seasons at the same time.
What determines changes in the earth seasons?
The Earth's revolution around the Sun, combined with its axial tilt. In summer at a particular latitude the heating effect of the Sun is usually a lot more than in the winter at that latitude. This is because the tilt is "towards" the Sun in the summer, but "away" from the Sun in the winter. The seasons are not caused by the small changes in the Earth's distance from the Sun during its orbit.
What evidence is there that distance from the sun is not a cause of the seasons?
It is the tilting of the Earth on its axis that causes the seasons, not the distance from the Sun.
What evidence is there that the distance of the sun is not the cause of the seasons?
It is the tilting of the Earth on its axis that causes the seasons, not the distance from the Sun.
What is the Earth's changing distance from the Sun during the year causes the seasons.?
The Earth's changing distance from the Sun during the year causes the seasons.
What is a contributing factor to the reason for the seasons?
the distance of earth from the sun. It is the revolution of the moon around the earth
What DOES NOT cause the earth 's seasons?
earth distance from the sun
Why doesn't the distance between the earth and sun affect the seasons?
It does affect the seasons...
Seasons happen because of earth's orbit and the?
distance to the sun.
Which of these do not contribute to changing seasons?
distance between the earth and sun
Does the distance from the sun cause earth's seasons?
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is not a major component of the causes of the seasons.A more important factor is the inclination of the axis.See the answer to "What causes the Earth's seasons?"The Earth is far enough from the Sun that a minor change in it's distance would not cause a significant change in the tempature.
Which of these does not contribute to the changing of seasons A distance between the Earth and Moon B distance between Earth and Sun C distance between Earth and Venus D alignment of the Universe?
distance between the earth and the sun.
Why isn't the distance between the earth and the sun the cause of the seasons?
It doesn't vary so much. The face of the Earth directed at the sun varies yearly -- seasons!
Does the distance from the sun affect the earths seasons?
SUCH AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT IT JUST SOFTENS THE WINTER AND SUMMER TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. THE REASON IS BECAUSE THE EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN IN JANUARY.
