365 ÷ 4 = ?? (approximate number of days in each season)
500 ÷ 4 = ?? (approximate number of days if the year were longer)
What differences other than the number of days do you think this indicates?
If Earth took 500 days to orbit the sun instead of 365, how would the seasons be different?
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What causes the seasons is the inclination of the axis of rotation of the earth. When the North pole is tilted away from the sun, we have winter up North (summer in Australia). When the North pole is tilted toward the sun, we have summer up North. Exactly in between the two the sun is beside the axis and neither pole points toward the sun, the sun shines on every part of the earth for half a day, and we have the two equinoxes in March and September.
How long it takes to get around has no effect except to make each season proportionately longer.
How long it takes to get around has no effect except to make each season proportionately longer.
Looking at writeacher's reply, he has brought up resulting changes, such as if summer lasts much longer what will happen to temperatures.
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If Earth took 500 days instead of 365 to orbit the sun, how would the seasons be different? Why?
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