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Describe how the seasons would be different if the Earth’s axis of rotation, rather than
having its present 23.5º tilt, were tilted by: a) 0º b) 90º

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Consequences of earth tilt at $23.5 °$ :

Changing of seasons i.e. from winter to summer and vice-versa.
Change in the position of the sun at the time of rising and set at any place.
Change in the timing of sunrise or sunset at any place.
The hemisphere which is tilted towards the sun will receive more direct sunlight as compared to the other.

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