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'''Season'''

A '''season''' is a division of the year marked by changes in weather, ecology, and the amount of daylight. On Earth, seasons are the result of Earth's orbit around the Sun and Earth's axial tilt relative to the ecliptic plane.

== Overview ==

In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to undergo hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. Various cultures define the number and nature of seasons based on regional variations.

== Causes and effects ==

The seasons result from the Earth's axis of rotation being tilted with respect to its orbital plane by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees. (See [[Axial tilt]])

=== Effects on life ===

Seasonal weather fluctuations (changes in day length, temperature, and rainfall) can affect the biological life in the surrounding environment. For example, in the tropics, various species depend on the seasonal rains to reproduce. Meanwhile, in the temperate and polar regions, seasons are of great importance to life.

== Cultural aspects ==

Different cultures have different ways of recognizing or celebrating the changes of seasons. For example, some cultures, like the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, have a four-season model that includes spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Others, like in the Hindu calendar, have six seasons.

== See also ==
* [[Climate]]
* [[Equinox]]
* [[Solstice]]
* [[Tropical year]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Units of time]]
[[Category:Earth's orbit]]
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File:MatheranPanoramaPointDrySeasonCrop.jpg|Matheran Panorama Point Dry Season
File:MatheranPanoramaPointMonsoonCrop.jpg|Matheran Panorama Point Monsoon
File:North_season.jpg|North Season
File:Earth's_axial_tilt_and_seasons.webm|Earth's Axial Tilt and Seasons
File:seasons.svg|Seasons
File:Earth-lighting-summer-solstice_EN_-_corrected.png|Earth Lighting Summer Solstice
File:Earth-lighting-winter-solstice_EN.png|Earth Lighting Winter Solstice
File:Earth_seasons_2021-2022.jpg|Earth Seasons 2021-2022
File:Earth_seen_from_the_sun.ogv|Earth Seen from the Sun
File:ReflectedSolarRadiation_Solstices.jpg|Reflected Solar Radiation Solstices
File:BlueMarble_monthlies_animation.gif|Blue Marble Monthlies Animation
File:Four_Seasons_by_Alfons_Mucha,_circa_1897.jpg|Four Seasons by Alfons Mucha, circa 1897
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