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One of Earth's characteristics is that it experiences seasons. Higher
temperatures result in summer and lower temperatures result in winter.
Why does the Earth experience seasons? *
A. Temperatures on Earth vary from one location to another, causing seasons.
B. Cloud cover is heavier in the winter, blocking radiation from the Sun and creating
seasons
C. As Earth revolves around the Sun, the hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun
receives more direct sunlight, causing seasons
D. Earth's orbit around the Sun is elliptical, and Earth is farther from the Sun in winter,
resulting in seasons
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Answer:c

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User Sheldonkreger
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Answer:

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

earth's orbit around the sun is an elliptical orbit that requires about 365 1/4 days to complete. When Earth's axis points towards the sun it is summer to that hemisphere

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