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Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 39.2, Problem 1MC
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The statement, “If Earth’s axis were not tilted, there will be no seasons.”
Concept introduction:
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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