Question

Because the Earth is tilted on its rotational axis, both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience seasons. As the Earth revolves around the Sun, the angle at which sunlight hits each of these hemispheres changes.

The Sun appears _______ in the sky and for a _______ period of time each day during winter than it does during summer.
A.
higher; shorter
B.
lower; longer
C.
lower; shorter
D.
higher; longer

Answer 1

C. lower; shorter

Explanation: During winter the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, so the Sun stays lower above the horizon and daylight hours are shorter than in summer.