Question
What causes the sunlight to hit different latitudes on Earth at different angles?(1 point)
Responses
the Sun's rate of burning fuel
the Sun's rate of burning fuel
the Earth's tilt on its axis
the Earth's tilt on its axis
the Sun's distance from Earth
the Sun's distance from Earth
the Earth's speed of rotation
Responses
the Sun's rate of burning fuel
the Sun's rate of burning fuel
the Earth's tilt on its axis
the Earth's tilt on its axis
the Sun's distance from Earth
the Sun's distance from Earth
the Earth's speed of rotation
Answers
Answered by
Damon
Earth's tilt, about 23 degrees. March equinox the equator, equal day and night. June summer solstice, hits tropic of Cancer about 23 North, Fall hits equator on the way south, December hits tropic of Capricorn about 23 south (Winter in north)
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GPT 3.5
Correct! The main cause of the sunlight hitting different latitudes on Earth at different angles is the Earth's tilt on its axis. This tilt, about 23 degrees, creates the changing seasons and the varying angles at which sunlight strikes different parts of the Earth throughout the year.
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