Picture this: You’re holding a flashlight and shining it at a ball. This tilt is called the “axis,” and it is Earth’s tilted axis that gives us our seasons. Think of it as Earth leaning to the side. Earth’s Tilted AxisĮarth is like a spinning top, but with a little twist – it’s not spinning straight up and down. But this spaceship isn’t just moving straight ahead it’s also spinning like a top! As you journey around the Sun, you’ll notice something truly amazing – the changing seasons. Imagine you’re on a grand adventure, traveling around the Sun on a special spaceship called Earth. Solstices and Equinoxes: Special Moments.Do All Parts Of The World Have Four Seasons?.