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Throughout the year, areas of the Earth's surface are either tilted away from the Sun or toward the Sun. This is a result of the Earth tilting on its axis. What is the main impact of this phenomenon?
A.
It causes tides.
B.
It generates winds.
C.
It produces seasons.
D.
It influences ocean currents.
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C. It produces seasons.
Earth's axial tilt changes which hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, altering the Sun's angle and day length at different latitudes throughout the year. That variation in solar heating causes seasonal temperature and climate changes. (Tides are mainly caused by the Moon's gravity; winds and ocean currents result from temperature differences and Earth's rotation, but the direct primary effect of axial tilt is seasons.)
Earth's axial tilt changes which hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, altering the Sun's angle and day length at different latitudes throughout the year. That variation in solar heating causes seasonal temperature and climate changes. (Tides are mainly caused by the Moon's gravity; winds and ocean currents result from temperature differences and Earth's rotation, but the direct primary effect of axial tilt is seasons.)
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