Choose the correct statement about the seasons. Earth is the only planet that ex
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Choose the correct statement about the seasons. Earth is the only planet that experiences seasons. The largest contributor to the Earth's seasons is the tilt, or inclination, of the Earth's spin axis with respect to its orbital plane (the ecliptic). The Earth's orbit around the Sun is a highly eccentric ellipse, so the distance between Earth and Sun varies dramatically over the course of a year. Planets with tit angles greater than the Earth's will experience seasons that are longer than the Earth's seasons. The seasons are caused by the change in the distance between the Earth and the Sun.Explanation / Answer
ANSWER:
The earth's orbit around the sun is a highly eccentric ellipse, so the distance between earth and sun varies dramatically over the course of a year
Earth's orbit is the trajectory along which Earth travels around the Sun. The average distance between the Earth and the Sun is 149.60 million km (92.96 million mi), and one complete orbit takes 365.256 days during which time Earth has traveled 940 million km (584 million mi).Earth's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.0167.