Season Changes: Sun-Earth Demo

Even though the [b][color=#bf9000]Sun[/color][/b] and [b]Earth [/b]are not constructed to scale (nor is the distance between the centers of these two masses) , the [b]Earth[/b] (shown here as [b][color=#1e84cc]northern hemisphere[/color][/b] and [b][color=#ff00ff]southern hemisphere[/color][/b]) does have an axis that is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees about its center with respect to the line that is perpendicular to the plane containing its orbit.
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For the hemisphere in which you live, what Sun-Earth event does [b][color=#ff7700]point A[/color][/b] represent? [br]What does [b][color=#ff7700]point B[/color][/b] represent? What about [color=#ff7700][b]point C[/b][/color]? What about [b][color=#ff7700]point D[/color][/b]? [br][br]Give reasons for your responses.
TO EXPLORE IN AUGMENTED REALITY:
1) Open up GeoGebra 3D app on your device. [br][br]2) Go to the MENU (horizontal bars) in the upper left corner. Select OPEN. [br] In the Search GeoGebra Resources input box, type [b]jdkh6cz8[/b][br] (Note this is the resource ID = last 8 digits of the URL for this resource.)[br][br]3) The buttons will not appear in the 3D app. However, the sliders SPIN and SPEED will. [br] (Simply alter these and nothing else.)
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