- Question 2:
- What causes seasonal changes on Neptune?
- Answer:
- Seasons on Neptune occur for the same reasons as
on Earth. The seasonal changes on both planets occur because
their axes tilt slightly. Earth is inclined 23.5 degrees. Neptune
is tipped at an even greater angle: 29 degrees. As both planets
circle the Sun, one hemisphere is always tipped toward the Sun;
the other is tilted away from the Sun. When the southern hemisphere
tips toward the Sun, it receives more sunlight than the northern
hemisphere. That means it's summer in the south and winter in
the north. The opposite is true when the northern hemisphere
is tilted toward the Sun. The north receives more sunlight, which
means it's summertime.
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