Why We Have Seasons

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the surface. As the earth rotates
and the sun moves further north the temperature increases and the weather
turns warmer. During the three months of spring the sun continues to move
north and warming the earth more efficiently. At around June 21st the sun
is directly facing the tropic of cancer. At this time the movement north
comes to a halt and the earth's surface is at its warmest point, the summer
solstice. It is also known as the longest day of the year when the earth
is furthest away from the sun. During the winter the sun is actually
closer to the sun, but it gets less heat because of the unstable amount of
radiation. Throughout the spring months the sun is slowly making its way
to its maximum power on the first day of summer. The earth stays warmer
during the summer months even when the sun is moving south because it is
moving downward at a slower pace than its speed moving up to the north.
The Southern Hemisphere has the exact opposite seasons. At the time of ...

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