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Question
What are the effects of the inclination of the axis?
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Solution
(a) There is the apparent movement of the Sun from the equator towards tropics.
(b) It causes opposite seasons in the two Hemisphere.
(c) It results in the variation of length of day and night.
(d) When the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun, the South Pole turns away from the Sun. So the two Hemispheres are alternately exposed to the Sun rays.
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