by nelle4life on June 13th, 2006

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What causes the seasons?

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by Farino on August 15th, 2007
You see the Earth isn't spinning vertically, it is about 23.439 281 degrees off. This means that when it is one side of the Sun the hemisphere closest to the Sun will experince a warmer climate (summer) than the hemisphere farther away (winter). When the Earth gets on the other side of the Sun the hemispheres have swapped position of closest and thus have swapped season. Look at the diagram:
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