The Tilt of Earth's Axis Causes

question 20

Multiple Choice

The tilt of Earth's axis causes

• A) the percentage of solar radiation reflected from Earth's surface to vary from 5 to 95 percent.
• B) the Sun's rays to strike more directly and for more hours every day during summer in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• C) all of Earth's heat transfer in the atmosphere.
• D) deflection of air currents differently in the Northern versus the Southern Hemisphere.

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