Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun. If the amount of tilt were increased to 40 degrees, we would expect in middle latitudes ____.
A)hotter summers and colder winters than at present
B)cooler summers and milder winters than at present
C)hotter summers and milder winters than at present
D)cooler summers and colder winters than at present
E)no appreciable change from present conditions

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An increased tilt of Earth's axis would exaggerate the differences between seasons. Summers would be hotter because the Sun's rays would strike the Earth more directly, and winters would be colder due to the more oblique angle of the Sun's rays.

Earth Is Tilted at an Angle of 23