Earth’s poles moving as it orbits (definition)

Question

I know that in the winter equinox the axis is as far away from the sun as it’s going to get. Each day after that it moves closer towards the sun. What is it called ? Sunward, that a way?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

In the winter *solstice*, the *north pole* is *pointed* as far away from the sun as it’s going to get. The process of the rotational axis “flipping” from winter to summer is called spring.