Proximity to the Equator. The Gulf is further south closer to the horizontal mid-point in the earth where it is closest to the sun. The sun is what provides heat for the earth.
The seasons of Australia are opposite to those in the US because of their locations on earth. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere whilst America is in the northern hemisphere. So when it is summer in the US (because the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, therefore closer), it must be winter in Australia (because the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, therefore further from the sun).
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Actually, scientists are certain the sun is about 93 million miles away from earth.
In about 5.5 billion years, the sun will swell to a size where it will engolf the Earth. But since the sun is gas it can't really 'hit' the Earth.
Mercury is closer to the earth than the sun is, because the orbit of Mercury is between the sun and the orbit of Earth. However, when Mercury is on the opposite side of the sun from the earth, the sun is closer to the earth than Mercury is.
No, Mercury is closer to the sun.
the earth not the sun
Mercury is closer to the Sun than the Earth.
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Both Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than the Earth, Mercury is the closest.
Mercury, Venus, and Earth are all closer to the sun than Mars is.
It's not, Mercury is.
Mercury is the first planet from the sun, and Earth is the third planet from the sun; Venus is the second planet from the sun, making it farther than Mercury but closer than Earth.
Planets Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than Earth.
Mercury and Venus are closer to the sun than we are. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
There are two planets closer to the sun than the Earth: Venus and Mercury. Earth orbits at around 150,000,000 km from the sun. Venus is at 105,000,000 km and Mercury is at around 60,000,000 km.