Fact 1: When a hemisphere is tilted towards the sun , that hemisphere receives more direct sunlight.

Fact 2: Another named half of the earth is the so-called Pacific hemisphere.

Given the two facts above, answer the question "What happens to half of Earth when it tilts towards the Sun ?" with the following options: 
- it receives more sunlight
 - it melts
 - movement of tectonic plates
 - it receives less sunlight
 - tectonic plates being pushed together
 - heat is produced
 - It used to be covered by water
 - it receives no sunlight


 

 it receives more sunlight        