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Being very nearly spherical (shaped like a round ball), it's kind of tough to say that
the Earth "is tilted" ... a tilted ball is still a ball.
The Earth's rotation axis points toward a spot in the sky that's very near the star Polaris.
In that direction, the axis makes an angle of about 67.5 degrees to the ecliptic, the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
When you see a drawing of the Sun and the Earth in its orbit around it, you're tempted
to assume that the Earth's north pole points straight up, making a right angle with the
direction toward the sun. There's really no reason why it ought to point that way, or
why it should tilt at an angle of 42 degrees, or 87 degrees, or zero, or any other angle.
It just happens to be about 67.5 degrees.
If it were 90 degrees, then earth would have no seasons. And if it were much less
than it actually is, then the seasons might be so extreme that life on Earth might be
almost impossible.
The ecliptic - the plane in which the orbits of all the planets including Earth lies - is also tilted with respect to the Galactic Equator (about 60 degrees) The mass of the galaxy is so great that reasonably that should be a frame of reference but in space there is no up and down!
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agowell, the earth is always tilted north. so there is no saying where it is tilted during any season. its always tilted the same direction.
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Well Earth also take some tilts due to the changes in the position towards the sun during the revolution.
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∙ 14y agoThe earth is at a constant tilt to the plane of orbit around the sun. In the spring and fall the angle of the tilt is perpendicular to the sun which gives both north and south hemispheres equal amounts directing the most sunlight at the equator.
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∙ 14y agoIf you live north of the equator, at the beginning of summer, the north pole is tilted towards the Sun, at the beginning of winter, the north pole is tilted away from the Sun. At the beginning of spring and fall, the axis is in an intermediate position.
Actually the position of the axis doesn't change significantly in a year; it always points towards the same point in the sky. What changes is the Earth's position in relation to the Sun.
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∙ 11y agoWhen Spring starts in the northern hemisphere - somewhere around March 21 - the northern part of Earth's axis is tilted towards the Sun; the southern part, away from the Sun. When Spring starts in the Southern Hemisphere - somewhere around September 22 - it is the opposite.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoSideways in relation to the sun.
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Why autumn and spring seasons occur in opposite hemispheres alternately?
Because - the Earth is tilted on its axis - by about 11 degrees. This means that, when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away. This - combined with the position of the sun in its orbit around the Sun - creates our seasons.
In December which hemisphere receives more sunlight?
The southern hemisphere receives more sunlight during December As the earth's axis tilted to about 22.5°. The southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
Is the winter solstice tilted toward the sun?
At both the winter and summer solstices, the Earth is tilted towards the sun. What differs is which hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. In the northern hemisphere at its winter solstice, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, while the northern hemisphere it tilted away from the sun. In the southern hemisphere at its winter solstice, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, while the southern hemisphere it tilted towards the sun. When it is the winter solstice in one hemisphere, it is the summer solstice is in the other hemisphere. For a winter solstice, that particular hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
Why do we have seasons'?
We have seasons because Earth is tilted on its axis and it revolves around the sun. During May, June, and July, the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun. The same is true of the Southern Hemisphere in November, December, and January. It is the tilt of the Earth that causes the Sun to be higher in the sky during the summer months.
When it is June does the Earth tilt towards the Sun?
The Earth is always tilted by the same angle all the time. The earth orbits the sun. Where it during that orbit and where you are on the planet that determine the season you are in. You are best to look at an animation on youtube to get a feel for this phenomenon.
How does the earth tilt in solistices?
During the winter solstice, the northern hemisphere of the Earth is tilted away from the sun; during the summer solstice, the northern hemisphere of the Earth is tilted towards the sun.
Which way is earth tilted during the summer?
depends on which hemisphere you live if on top it is towards the sun
Why are days as long as night during autumn and spring?
because the earth is tilted in the automns and spring it is farrer the sun
Does your Summer occurs when earth is tilted away from the sun?
No. It is not "the Earth" that is tilted away or towards the Sun, it is the hemisphere in which you live. And if you have summer, that basically means that your hemisphere is tilted TOWARDS the Sun.
Seasonal changes occur because of .?
because the earth is tilted 23.5 degrees towards the north star, so we have two equinoxes in the spring and fall
How is the earth tilted when it is summer in new zealand?
When summer in New Zealand, the Earth's southern regions are tilted towards the Sun, and the North Pole tilted away from it.
What are the earth's seasons caused by?
Earth rotates around the sun. Its tilted, so when the northern hemisphere is towards the sun, its summer on that half, and winter for the southern hemisphere. When the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, it's summer there, and winter up north. Spring and fall are the times between the extreme tilts.
Why autumn and spring seasons occur in opposite hemispheres alternately?
Because - the Earth is tilted on its axis - by about 11 degrees. This means that, when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away. This - combined with the position of the sun in its orbit around the Sun - creates our seasons.
What is tilted to the Sun?
The Earth's axis is tilted towards or away from the Sun, depending on the time of year.
When the hemisphere of Earth is tilted toward the Sun what does it have?
Spring and Summer
How is earth tilted during an equinox?
The equinox is the only day of 12 hours of night and day. It Occurs every spring and fall.
What is a tilted position?
When the Earth tilts towards the Sun, during the northern hemisphere tilt towards summer, the northern hemisphere enjoys warm weather, while the southern hemisphere enters their winter period. Therefore, the tilted position (of the earth) depends on where the tilt is observed, and in which season.
