Why does Australia have summer when England has winter?

Answer 1

The northern and southern hemispheres have opposite seasons because of earth's movement around the sun, turning as it goes. Here in Australia it is cold (well, as cold as it gets) while in England it is warm summer weather. When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere (where Australia is), that hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and the rays have less distance to travel, while the top part (northern hemisphere) is tilted away from the sun so its rays have further to travel and are thus weaker. Some of the northern parts of Australia are tropical and so do not have the regular four seasons because they are positioned closer to the equator than other parts of Australia.