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The Earth spins on its axis, and that axis is tilted with respect to the flat plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun. This causes the duration (day length) and intensity of sunlight to vary for given latitudes at different points in its orbit.
This is NOT a function of the Earth's changing distance from the Sun, which only varies by about 3%.
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Why is the sun and earths rotation causes the four seasons?
The earth has four seasons (spring,summer,autumn,winter) but how do they change? When the earth spins on its axis depending on which hemisphere you are in depends what season it would be. for example if it was winter in the northern hemisphere we would be facing underneath the sun
How are different seasons caused?
Seasons are caused by earth's tilt on it's axis. As earth revolves around the sun, it's tilt causes different amounts of sunlight to reach the surface in certain areas. That's what causes the seasons.
The revolution of the earth causes the seasons right?
No, the revolution of the Earth (its spin about an axis through the north and south poles) causes night and day. The Seasons are cause by the fact that the Earth's spin axis is tilted and by the orbit of the Earth round the Sun.
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 causes different seasons to occur?
earth's orbit around the sun The earth's axis is tilted by 23.45 degrees and this means that different parts of the globe receive varying amounts of sunlight during the year, creating the seasons
How does earths revolution around the sun creates the four seasons?
the earth's tilt causes the four seasons.
What are four physical factors that contribute to Earth's seasons?
The Earth's tilt causes Earth's seasons. The Earth's orbit around the sun also affects the seasons. Landforms on Earth such as mountains play a part in the seasons as do the earth's oceans.
Property of earth which causes seasons?
The Earth's rotational axial tilt causes the seasons.
What is causes the seasons?
the way the earth spins arund the sun causes the seasons.
What causes the seasons to occur what causes the seasons to occur?
it is the tilt of the earth in the suns direction
Why is it important that earth is tilted?
That is what causes the seasons.That is what causes the seasons.That is what causes the seasons.That is what causes the seasons.
Why do the four seasons occur on earth regularly?
The four seasons of the Earth are to do with the rotation of the Earth, and since that is never ending, so are the Seasons which is why they occur regularly. Hope i helped :)
Why there are four seasons in some places in the earth?
There are four seasons because of the earth's tilt and it's orbit around the sun
What does the earth cause when it moves?
It causes day and night. And it also causes the seasons on earth.
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.
Which of the planets have seasons similar to earth?
Mars is the only planet that has four similar seasons to Earth's.
The leaning of the earth and its orbit around the sun causes our what?
It causes our seasons.
