Why are Winters cold?
In: Earth Science
Earth’s tilted. Meaning the top half is tilted toward the sun half the year, and away from the sun half the year. (Same for the bottom half, except it’s opposite — bottom half is tilted toward the sun when the top half is tilted away.)
It’s not because you’re further away though. The distance is different, but the difference is only a tiny tiny fraction of the distance to the Sun.
The real reason winter is cold is that when you’re tilted away, the light comes in at more of an angle, which makes it more spread out.
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