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Not directly. Planets orbit (the sun) not in a circle but in an elliptical shaped orbit. The elliptical shape mean that at one position the planet is closest/nearest to the Sun and this is called perihelion. At the opposite end of the elliptical orbit the planter is farthest away from the sun and this is called aphelion.
The seasons are caused by the tilt (by 23.5 degrees) of the axis of rotation (a line between the north ans south poles) of the Earth in respect to the plane of the elliptical orbit round the Sun. This tilt mean that in June the north of the planet faces the sun and in December the south of the planet faces the sun.
However, Earth's perihelion occurs in the December part of its orbit and that means that the Sun warms the southern areas more in their summer than it does in the northern hemispheres summer, which is the time of aphelion.
It is also interesting to note that the tilt of the Earth's Aaxis moves round in circle slowly (every 25 thousand years) with time (like a spinning top wobbling). This is called precession, and means that eventually the northern summer will occur at perihelion and as the north has more land, this will change the Earth climate - this was one of the factors driving the Earth's Ice ages.
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What is the relationship aphelion and perihelion to season?
Perihelion and aphelion have no relationship to the seasons, although they do occurat the same time each year.If you're thinking that the Summer's heat and the Winter's cold are somehow relatedto the Earth's distance from the sun, you need to be reminded that when it's Summerin your hemisphere, it's Winter in the other one. On exactly the same day !And as for the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Russia, and everybody else in the northernHemisphere, we are closest to the sun right in the middle of our Winter, in the first fewdays of January.
Is 147 000 000 km aphelion or perihelion?
Perihelion.
Did seasons get their names from the Romans like months and the days of the week?
No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.No, the Latin words for the seasons have little or no connection with our seasons. The only calendar notations that we got from the Romans are the names of the months. The days of the week can only be loosely connected to Latin, they are mostly derived from the Norse.
What does perihelion ocur?
When an object orbiting the Sun is at its closest distance to the Sun, it is said to be in perihelion.
Why is it so cold even though we're in perihelion?
Perihelion is the point in a planet's orbit when it is nearest to the sun. Apehelion is when it's furthest from the sun. We would not be coldest at perihelion.
How far is Venus' at perihelion?
At perihelion Venus is about:107,476,259 km (66,782,651.2 miles) (0.71843270 AU)
Is perihelion one of Jupiter's moons?
No. "Perihelion" is the point in the orbit of any object that revolves around the sunwhere the object is closest to the sun.The earth was at its perihelion on January 4, 2009.
What is the term for when a planet is at the point of its orbit nearest the sun?
The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion. The furthest point is called aphelion. Phil
How can it be possible that earth is at perihelion during wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere?
The Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle; it is elliptical. When the Earth reaches its perihelion (the point closest to the Sun) in early January, it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere because the tilt of the Earth's axis, not its distance from the Sun, primarily determines the seasons. The Earth's axis is tilted, causing different parts of the planet to receive varying amounts of sunlight, resulting in the seasons.
The perihelion is during the month of?
Earth reaches the point in its orbit called 'perihelion' early in January.
What is Saturn's perihelion?
It's the point when the Saturn is closest to the sun. I do not sure of when the occasion occurs, but I do know that every planet has one.
Is Pluto perihelion or aphelion?
Pluto's perihelion distance is about 4.4 billion kilometers, while its aphelion distance is about 7.4 billion kilometers from the Sun. So, Pluto is closer to the Sun at perihelion and farther away at aphelion.
