Everyone seems to know the axis of the Earth is tilted, but not that it is tilted relative to the Ecliptic which is the second vital piece of information.
The third piece of vital information is that spinning of the Earth has a gyroscopic effect which ensures that the direction of the tilt relative to the ecliptic, does not change through-out the year. Or ever! If it leans to the "left" in Summer it is still leaning to the left in Winter. The True North Pole is ~for-ever pointing at the same Polar Star and does not trace out a great circle in space throughout the year. If it did, one hemisphere would be for-ever Winter and the other, for-ever Summer.
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β 14y agoinclination
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You'll have to engage in a little mental imagery. Think of the plane that contains the earth's orbit; that plane also contains the sun. If there were no tilt or inclination of the earth's pole, then the pole would be perfectly perpendicular to the plane. It is not; the pole tilts roughly 24 degrees.
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β 14y agoImagine a line through earth from north pole to south pole, that is the axis earth turns on. The angle of that axis is tilted over so that one pole or the other is closer to the Sun, that is the tilt the axis turns on.
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β 11y agoThe Earth's tilt is the cause of the earths seasons, as being tilted towards, or away from the sun changes the intensity of the sunlight falling on the earth. It's very much like how the light from a flashlight can be spread out and weakened by holding it at an angle to the ground, but very strong when you point it straight down.
tilt away, and the sunlight is weak, causing a drop in temperature, and winter. Tilt towards and you get the opposite effect.
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β 14y agothe world is on the axis and the axis is tilted. the axis runs through the north pole and south pole.
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β 12y agoIf you are talking about the Earth than it is 23.5 degrees on its tilt.
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β 12y agoit causes the seasons.
as we orbit the sun, the axis which is pointing toward the sun gets warmer, causing summer, and winter in the opposite hemisphere.
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β 6y agowhat is the earths tilt axis
Uranus.
In planets, the axis refers to an imaginary line that passes through the center of the planet from its north pole to its south pole. The tilt of this axis determines the planet's seasons and weather patterns. Changes in the planet's axial tilt can impact its climate and environment.
Neptune is tilted on its axis because of the presence of other planets and gravitational forces within the solar system. These interactions can cause a planet to tilt over time, affecting its rotational axis. In Neptune's case, it has a significant tilt of about 28.3 degrees compared to Earth's 23.5-degree tilt.
every planet has it own axis and that's how it spins. Its like an invisible line going though the planet and like Uranus has a straight axis and every other planet has a tilt. That tells when the planet is in summer and or winter.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and has a blue-green color due to methane in its atmosphere. It has an axis tilt of about 98 degrees, making it the planet with the most extreme axial tilt in our solar system.
Uranus.
Mercury's axis tilt is 0°. Venus' axis tilt is 177.4°. Earth's axis tilt is 23.5°. Mars' axis tilt is 25.2°. Jupiter's axis tilt is 3.1°. Saturn's axis tilt is 25.3°. Uranus' axis tilt is 97.8°. Neptune's axis tilt is 28.8°. Pluto's axis tilt is 122.5°.
Dwarf planet Pluto has an extreme axis tilt, rather like the planet Uranus. The tilt is about 120 degrees.
Mercury, with an axial tilt of ~0.01
This planet has a very low axial tilt, resulting in minimal variation in the angle at which sunlight hits different parts of the planet throughout its orbit. This means that there are very mild or no seasonal changes in temperature and daylight hours on this planet.
All the planets have some tilt to their axis. Uranus has the greatest tilt of about 90 degrees.
The tilt of Mars' axis is about 25.19 degrees. This tilt is responsible for the planet's distinct seasons and weather patterns.
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Uranus at 97.77o.
Uranus has the most unusual tilt of 97.77°
Mars is the planet that has a tilt axis similar to Earth's, with Mars having a tilt of about 25 degrees compared to Earth's 23.5 degrees. This similarity in tilt axis is one reason why Mars experiences seasons similar to Earth.
23.5 degrees