Jasmine quite enjoyed the Professor's spontaneous performance. Astronomy had never been this entertaining before. This man could pull a song reference out of a hat for any situation it appeared.

Jasmine raised her hand to take a stab at answering the question. " It matters because the tilt allows part of the earth to get direct sunlight and part to get indirect sunlight for a portion of the year. This causes opposing seasons in the different hemispheres. If there was no tilt, both hemispheres would receive the same amount of direct light. We would have one perpetual season for the entire earth."