Question 1 • 2026-27 AL-Earth and Space Science
Earth’s axis is tilted, so as Earth orbits the Sun, each hemisphere alternately leans toward or away from it. This changes how directly the Sun’s rays strike a place and how much daylight it receives, producing the seasons. Earth’s changing distance from the Sun, its rotation speed, distance from the equator, and local altitude do not cause the seasons.
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