Have you ever heard the statement "no question is a stupid question", well that person never met me :) If they did, they would be shocked by the kinds of questions I can formulate on an hourly basis. I have come to the conclusion that I must have day dreamed my way through elementary school because most if not all of my questions should have been answered by grade six. Anyways in an attempt to "re-teach" myself I am going to find the answers to my questions...
Question: How do we change seasons?
Answer: It’s all in the tilt!
While it may seem that the seasons are caused by the earth’s changing distance from the sun, it’s really due to the tilt of the earth’s axis. This tilt–a 23-degree slant-enables the sun to appear above the horizon for different lengths of time at different seasons. The tilt determines whether the sun’s rays strike at a low angle or more directly.
While it may seem that the seasons are caused by the earth’s changing distance from the sun, it’s really due to the tilt of the earth’s axis. This tilt–a 23-degree slant-enables the sun to appear above the horizon for different lengths of time at different seasons. The tilt determines whether the sun’s rays strike at a low angle or more directly.
Imagine the earth as spinning top that is tilted to one side. Due to this tilt, the angle of the sun’s rays changes. During the winter in the northern hemisphere, the earth is tilted away from the sun, so the sun isn’t very high in the sky. In the summer, the opposite is true, and due to the direct rays of the sun, the earth heats up more.(Source:Farmer Salmanac,Sandi Dunca)
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