What causes the seasons on Earth?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun
- Step 1: The tilt changes how directly sunlight strikes each hemisphere. Step 2. This produces the seasons. Answer: the tilt of the Earth's axis. Why not the others: these do not explain the seasons.
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