Causes of the Seasons - Assignment Example

Summer and winter are experienced in the Northern Hemisphere because it is the Northern hemisphere that is either most oriented towards or away from the sun. During summer the Northern Hemisphere is oriented more towards the sun and the result is that it becomes warmer because the sun is higher in the sky it stays longer above the horizon and the sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at a right angle; meaning sun’s rays are concentrated at smaller areas, unlike winter where they are spread over larger surface areas thereby reducing the intensity of sun’s rays (Roy, 2007).

During winter in the northern hemisphere, the sun is oriented far away from the sun and does not only rise low in the sky but also remains above the horizon for a shorter period of time, and the rays of the sun hit the ground more obliquely hence the low temperatures during winters.