The document discusses the causes of seasons on Earth. The two main causes are the Earth's orbit around the sun and the 23.5 degree tilt of its axis. Because the axis is tilted and not vertical, as the Earth revolves it causes different parts of the planet to receive more or less direct sunlight over the course of a year, resulting in the seasons we experience. If the axis was not tilted, there would be no seasons, and a straight vertical axis would result in consistent weather worldwide.