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What causes seasons on earth ?

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WHAT CAUSES SEASONS ON EARTH ?

hi Answered by fleshparade on Mar 19, 2007, 12:19PM
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The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis away or toward the sun as it travels through its year-long path around the sun. The Earth has a tilt of 22.5 degrees relative to the ecliptic plane (the imaginary surface formed by it's almost-cicular path around the sun). The tilt toward the sun is maximized during Northern Hemisphere summer in late June (the summer solstice). At this time, the amount of sunlight reaching the Northern Hemisphere is at a maximum. In late December, on the date of the winter solstice, the tilt away from the sun is maximized, leading to a minimum of sunlight reaching the Northern Hemisphere. The seasons, of course, are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere.

During the winter, cold air masses build up over North America, Europe, and Asia, due to the low intensity of sunlight. The oceanic air masses are much less affected by the seasons because circulations in the upper ocean replenish warm surface water if it has been cooled. The strong temperature contrast between the cold air masses over land and the relatively warmer air masses over the ocean lead to extratropical (non-tropical) cyclone formation (low pressure). These storms are thus much more frequent and intense in the winter than in the summer

Answered by rosenky on Mar 15, 2008, 05:10PM

The things that causes seasons on Earth are the imaginary line that passes threw the earth surface that is tilted on its axis as it as its revolution is passed

cool Answered by teachel on Jun 27, 2008, 09:41PM
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The tilt of Earth towards or in different directions of the Sun is what causes Seasons.

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