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What Causes the ‘Change of Seasons’ and How Does It Work?

The Earth goes around the Sun like a spinning top. It also leans, that's called tilt. When one side of the Earth gets more sunlight, it's summer there. When it gets less, it's winter.

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  1. Imagine your room has a lamp, when you move closer to it, it gets brighter. That’s like summer. When you move away, it gets dimmer, that’s winter.
  2. If Earth didn’t tilt and always faced the Sun straight on, we’d have no seasons at all, just constant hot or cold days.
  3. You feel warm in the morning when the Sun hits your face, that's similar to how the Earth feels more sunlight during summer.

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Categories: Science · Earth,Sun,Rotation,Orbit