Earth's Distance from the Sun Has Little to Do with the Seasons

question 41

Multiple Choice

Earth's distance from the sun has little to do with the seasons. The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun. This tilt causes some parts of the Earth to get slanting rays of sunlight some of the year and vertical rays of sunlight at other times. When a hemisphere of the Earth is tilted toward the sun, it is summer in that hemisphere. Gary S. Moore, Living with the Earth, 3^rd ed.

• A) Nonargument.
• B) Argument; conclusion: The seasons are caused ... as it revolves around the sun.
• C) Argument; conclusion: This tilt causes some parts ... sunlight at other times.
• D) Argument; conclusion: When a hemisphere of the Earth ... in that hemisphere.
• E) Argument; conclusion: Earth's distance from the sun ... the seasons.

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