The Earth spins around the Sun, and sometimes we’re closer to it, or farther away. Imagine you're on a merry-go-round with your friend holding a flashlight (the Sun). When you're closest to the flashlight, it feels brighter and warmer, that's summer! When you're farthest away, it feels cooler, that's winter. As the Earth turns around the Sun, we get different seasons.
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- Your friend is on a merry-go-round with a flashlight, when you're closest to the light, it's like summer.
- When your friend moves away from the light, you feel cooler and colder, that's winter.
- As the ride continues, you get different seasons as you move around the circle.
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See also
- What Causes the Seasons on Earth?
- What Causes the Seasons?
- What Causes the Seasons to Change?
- What Causes a Comet to Shine?
- How Do We Know the Shape of Earth?
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