Gizmo

The factors that cause the seasons are how sunlight hits the Earth and the Earth's tilted Axis. If your closer to the Earths equator, it's most likely that it's warmer. Because the sunlight hits Earth's surface most directly near the equator. Then, if the Earth wasn't tilted on an Axis, it would be most likely that the tempeture would stay the same all year round. The main reason why we do have seasons, is actually because of the 23.5 degree angle that the Earth rotates on. When the Earth rotates around the sun, the north end of its axis is tilted away from the sun and toward the sun for part of the year. Thats how winter and summer are caused, and if you thaught that it was something to do with the Earth being farther or closer to the Earth well your wrong.