WINTER
Winter occurs in the northern hemisphere (North America) when the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. This is seen in the image of the Earth to the right. It is winter because it does not receive as much direct sunlight.
Since the tilt of the axis is 23 1/2 degrees, the North Pole rarely points directly at the Sun. However, at the summer solstice, it points as close to the Sun as possible, and during the winter solstice, it points as far away as possible. In the spring and fall, the earth's rotational axis points 90 degrees away from the sun, halfway between these two seasons.
FURTHER INFORMATION
People frequently believe that the seasons are caused by the Earth's changing distance from the sun. This is a fallacy because the Earth's orbit is only slightly elliptical and our planet maintains a roughly constant distance from the sun throughout the year. When the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, Earth is actually a little further from the sun. Whichever hemisphere is inclined toward the sun (the Northern or Southern Hemisphere) receives more direct rays of sunlight (or rays that are closer to a perpendicular or 90° angle).
Additionally, the hemisphere inclined toward the sun has more daylight hours than the hemisphere tilted away from the sun. The combination of more direct sunlight and longer daylight hours allows the hemisphere inclined toward the sun to receive more solar energy and have higher temperatures.
Latitudes between the equator and 90°N (the North Pole) experience summer when the Northern Hemisphere is turned toward the sun. The Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and experiencing winter at the same time.
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