______ take place because of the Earth's tilt on its axis.

• A. Eclipses
• B. Seasons
• C. Tides
• D. Moons

Answer: (B)

Seasons occur because Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbit around the Sun. That tilt, about 23.5 degrees, means the Sun’s path across the sky and the length of each day change as the year progresses, so different hemispheres receive varying amounts of sunlight. When a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, sunlight hits more directly and days are longer, producing warmer seasons; when it’s tilted away, sunlight is more oblique and days are shorter, producing cooler seasons. Eclipses happen from alignments of the Sun, Earth, and Moon, not from tilt. Tides come from the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun. Moons are natural satellites, not a driver of seasonal change.