A cosmic catastrophic event occurred that caused the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to its plane of orbit to increase from 23.5 degrees to 90 degrees.The most obvious effect of this change would be
A)the elimination of trade winds.
B)an increase in the length of night.
C)an increase in the length of a year.
D)the elimination of seasonal variation.

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A tilt of 90 degrees would cause the Earth to be perpendicular to its plane of orbit, resulting in sunlight being distributed evenly across the planet throughout the year. This would eliminate seasonal variations, as each hemisphere would receive the same amount of sunlight all year round.

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