Winter is one of Earths four seasons. Winter in the northern hemisphere starts on the 21 of December also known as the winter solstice and ends on the 20 of March also known as the vernal equinox. All of earth experiences the four seasons, however the farther an area is from the equator the more dramatic the season changes will be. Our planet spins on its axes, this axes is at a tilt of 23.5 degrees relative to the sun. The earth orbits the sun in a nearly perfect circle, with the axis remaining fixed at 23.5 degrees. These two facts create our seasons by varying the amount of energy from the sun that reaches any one area. The reason we have winter is because of the 23.5 degree axial tilt that the earth
Winter is one of Earths four seasons. Winter in the northern hemisphere starts on the 21 of December also known as the winter solstice and ends on the 20 of March also known as the vernal equinox. All of earth experiences the four seasons, however the farther an area is from the equator the more dramatic the season changes will be. Our planet spins on its axes, this axes is at a tilt of 23.5 degrees relative to the sun. The earth orbits the sun in a nearly perfect circle, with the axis remaining fixed at 23.5 degrees. These two facts create our seasons by varying the amount of energy from the sun that reaches any one area. The reason we have winter is because of the 23.5 degree axial tilt that the earth