The Earth's axis of rotation is tilted. Because of this, the amount of sunlight an area on the planet receives each day varies depending on the time of year. These variations result in four distinct seasons.
The diagram below shows the Earth at one particular point in its yearly revolution around the Sun.
When the Earth is in the position shown above, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the start of ________ because that hemisphere is tilted away ________ the Sun.
summer; toward
summer; away
winter; toward
winter; away