Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9780073525549
Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The statement, “If Earth’s axis were not tilted, there will be no seasons.”
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Earth’s rotational axis is defined as an imaginary straight line that runs through the poles. This axis is tilted at an axis. The angle between object’s axis of rotation and its orbital axis which is perpendicular to the orbital plane.
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