Question

Describe how Earth’s tilt and revolution around the Sun affects the temperature a location on Earth receives.
Group of answer choices

Earth’s tilt and revolution have no effect on temperature.

Earth’s revolution causes the Sun to move closer to Earth, increasing temperatures.

Earth’s tilt causes some locations to receive more direct sunlight at different times of the year, leading to seasonal temperature changes.

Earth’s tilt causes all locations to receive the same amount of sunlight year-round.

Answer 1

Correct choice:
- Earth’s tilt causes some locations to receive more direct sunlight at different times of the year, leading to seasonal temperature changes.

Brief explanation:
- Earth’s axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbital plane. As Earth revolves around the Sun, that tilt makes one hemisphere lean toward the Sun for part of the year and away for the opposite part.
- When a location is tilted toward the Sun it receives sunlight at a higher (more direct) angle and experiences longer daylight hours → more solar energy and warmer temperatures (summer). When tilted away it gets lower-angle sunlight and shorter days → less energy and cooler temperatures (winter).
- The small change in Earth–Sun distance through the year has only a minor effect on temperature; the tilt is the main cause of seasons.