Question

You use a lamp and an orange to predict seasons based on Earth's revolution and axis tilt. Which best describes your investigation? A. I move the orange toward the lamp to show why summer is warmer than winter in the Southern Hemisphere. B. I tilt the orange toward the lamp to show why summer is warmer than winter in the Northern Hemisphere. C. I move the orange away from the lamp to show why winter is colder than summer in the Southern Hemisphere. D. I do not tilt the orange to show why regions on the equator get the same amount of sunlight all year.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. I tilt the orange towards the lamp to show why summer is warmer than winter in the Northern Hemisphere

Explanation:

Our planet earth is slightly tilted on its axis in such a way that the northern hemisphere is facing more towards the sun. As the north pole of earth is slightly tilted towards the sun, the sun rays strike directly to the surface of northern hemisphere. As a result of the greater efficiency of rays coming form the sun, the northern hemisphere experiences a warmer summer as compared to the winter. Thus tilting the orange towards the lamp will be an example to show the reason behind warmer summer in northern hemisphere.