If the earth’s axis were less tilted than it is today, the difference between the average temp.?

Question

of winter and summer:
a. decrease
b. be unchanged
c. increase
d. any of the above, depending on the location

Answer 1

If the tilt of the axis was less or 0 (no tilt at all) you would think there would be no summer and winter because both hemisphere would get the same amount of heat year around. Depending on your location, inland or close to ocean, seasons would vanish and average temps would be closer if not same for summer or winter even fall and spring. It is hard to say how this would effect the climate without running some Computer models taking into account land masses and oceans. Currently the Temp difference drives all the weather systems on the Earth moving heat from one location to another. If the heat input and temp stayed the same Global warming would probably speed up.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D, = any of the above depending on where you were located.

If you were located at the equator it would probably be unchanged, but as you move away from the equator in one direction (say North) it would get warmer, and as you moved away from the equator in the other direction (say South) it would get colder, depending on which poles were closest and farthest from the sun.

Answer 3

I believe the answer would be b. I base this anser on the fact that the earth shifts its' ais routinely over the decade. The shift is approx. 8 degrees each way. If you take the average temperature over the past 40 years, you will find the average temperature has remained constant.

Answer 4

"D"