How does axial tilt affect seasons? Astronomy Our Solar System The Earth 1 Answer Noah L. Oct 23, 2016 It makes the distribution of the sun's rays across the hemispheres uneven. Explanation: So for a summer in the Northern hemisphere the Earth's north pole is tilted toward the sun while during the winter is it tilted away. Answer link Related questions What's the Earth's "absolute" speed? i.e. in relation to the central Sun, the first-order star,... How does density affect earth's layers? How fast does the earth rotate? How does this compare to the rotation of other planets? At what speed does the earth travel on its orbit around the sun? What would happen if the earth's rotation was faster or slower? How fast does earth rotate near the equator? How fast does the earth rotate per second? How fast is the earth traveling along its orbit? How fast does the earth rotate on its axis? How fast does the earth rotate in one minute? What is the formula to determine this? See all questions in The Earth Impact of this question 2118 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License