Seasons© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4566Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.Seasons and the Earth’s TiltSeasonal weather occurs because the Earth is tilted on its axis as it rotates around the Sun. Throughout the year, the Northern and Southern hemispheres will be either pointing toward or away from the Sun. Land near the equator has year-round warm and humid climates, while regions further from the equator experience more dramatic temperature changes.Climates Around the WorldSeasonal weather varies at different locations on Earth and impacts a region’s climate. Most places on Earth experience a yearly cycle of four distinct seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring. 23.5º axisSeasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it revolves around the Sun. The axis, angled at 23.5 degrees, always points in the same direction. At different times of the year, the hemispheres are either tilted toward or away from the Sun. Photos courtesy of USFWS, NOAA, NASA & NPS.Seasonal weather occurs because the Earth is tilted on its axis as it rotates arrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnndddd the Sun. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTThhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuut thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeee year, the Northern and Southern hemispheres will be either pointing towarrrdddddddddddddddddd oooooooooorr aaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaayyyyyy from the Sun. LLLLLLLLLLLLLaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnd neeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr the equator has year-round warm and humid climates, while regions furtthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr fffffffffffffffrrooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeqqqqqqqqqqqqqquator experrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnccccccccceeeeeeeemore dramatic temperature changes.Seasonal weather vvvvvvvvvvvvvvaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrriiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssss aaaaaaaat difffeerrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnntttttttttt locccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttiiiiiiiiioooooons on Earth annnddd iimmpacts aregion’s climatttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeee. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMoooooooooooooossssssssssssstttt plllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccceeeees on EEEEEEEaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhh eeeeeeeeeeeexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxperience a yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrlllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyy cycle of four distinct seeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssonnnnnnnnnnnnnsssssssssss: suuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmerrrrr, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuutumn, winnttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnddddd sppppppppppprrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg. 23.5º axisSeasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it revolves around the Sun. The axis, angled at 23.5 degrees, always points in the same direction. At different times of the year, the hemispheres are either tilted toward or away from the Sun.
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