what must be causing the seasons? explain your answer using the two observab Sup
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what must be causing the seasons? explain your answer using the two observab Suppose you are on an imaginary planet called E2 that is identical to Earth. It orbits a star that is identical to our Sun and it is at an average distance from its sun that is identical to Earth. Observables: E2's rotation axis is perpendicular to its orbital plane (No tilt). E22 has seasons similar to Earth but the entire planet has summer at the same time and winter at the same time. PROBLEM: What must be causing the seasons? Explain your answer using the two observables. How does E2's orbit compare to Earth's? Explain your answer.Explanation / Answer
The only factor causing the seasons is the distance from the sun and depending upon where the planet is from the star it will receive different energy as per the inverse square law. But the occurence of the seasons will be very less due to the imperfect orbit.
E2's orbit is perpendicular to the axis so the planet will have 12 hours of day. But earth has a tilted axis which enables it to have a changing pattern. All days will have same amount of daylight.
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