Question

Why is is that days are much shorter in winter and nights are longer is is because of the position of the earth or does it have anything to do about the acceleration of the earth?

Answer 1

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When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This tilt is the reason that days are longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. The hemisphere that's tilted closest to the Sun has the longest, brightest days because it gets more direct light from the Sun's rays.

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