Fill in the missing words.
Match the following words in the below passage.
tilted
steep
longer
shallow
nights
opposite
solstice
equinox
The reason that we have seasons is that the earth is (______) on its axis of rotation. This means that at different times of the year the southern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun or away from the sun. In summer the sun's rays hit the surface at a (______) angle. The days are (______) and the (______) are shorter. In winter the sun's rays hit at a (______) angle, the days are shorter and the nights are longer. In the northern hemisphere the seasons are (______) to the southern hemisphere. A (______) occurs twice a year when the tilt of the earth is most towards or away from the sun. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. The (______) is when the day and night are equal in length.