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| q | At present-day, the axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5°, referred to as |
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| Earth’s “obliquity”, or “tilt”. |
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| q | The Sun moves back and forth through the year between 23.5°N and |
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| 23.5°S. |
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| q | Earth’s 23.5° tilt also defines the 66.5° latitude of the Artic and |
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| Antarctic circles. No sunlight reaches latitudes higher than this in |
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| winter day. |
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| q | The tilt produces seasons!! |
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