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Earth reaches perihelion on January 3, 2007. The Earth-Sun distance will be 147,093,602 km. Aphelion, the greatest distance from the Sun, occurs on July 7, 2007, when the Earth-Sun distance will be 152,097,053 km. Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle. It is elliptical, or slightly oval-shaped. This means there is one point in the orbit where Earth is closest to the Sun, and another where Earth is farthest from the Sun. The closest point occurs in early January, and the far point happens in early July (July 7, 2007).
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∙ 12y agoWhose winter? Most of the earth, except for the North Pole and areas around the North Pole, is tilted away from the sun during the northern hemisphere's winter. The earth is constantly moving; it not only rotates on its axis, which gives us day and night; the north pole also tilts toward the sun in the northern hemisphere's summer and away from the sun in the northern hemisphere's winter. The tilting is a constant movement; it tilts toward the sun and then tilts away from the sun, which gives us four seasons. The same is true in the Southern Hemisphere for the south pole. The seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite each other. The Tropic of Cancer (north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (south) are located at about 26 degrees north and south of the equator. These are the northern latitudes at which the sun is directly overhead during the spring and fall equinox, around March 21 and September 21. The Arctic Circle (north) and the Antarctic Circle (south) at about 66 degrees north and south, mark the areas at the poles where there is either 24 hour sunlight or darkness at the peak of summer or winter, around June 21 (northern summer/southern winter) or December 21 (southern summer/northern winter). So, you can see that an answer to your question depends on whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere.
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Why is it more difficult to get a suntan during the winter months?
It is more difficult to get a suntan during the winter months because the rays of the sun are not hitting the part of the earth where you are trying to get a sun tan less directly and they are weaker. This is because the earth is tilted at a 23.5% tilt. The equator is warmest because most of the rays of the sun hit there most of the time. When it is winter the side of the earth is tilted away from the sun, and the rays of the sun have to travel further to get there.
What are the 4 weather seasons?
The Earth's seasons: Spring Summer Autumn (sometimes called Fall) Winter The seasons result from the earth's axis being tilted to its orbital plane.Thus, at any given time during summer or winter, one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the sun.This exposure alternates as the earth revolves in its orbit.Therefore, at any given time, regardless of season, the northern and southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons.
Does the sun burn hotter in summer than in winter?
No. The changing distance between the earth and sun in the course of a year has a small effect on the climate variations at various places on earth, but so small that you'd never notice it, and it's not at all the reason for the seasons on earth. There are two big things wrong with this concept: 1). The closest that the earth ever gets to the sun in the course of the year happens in ..... (get ready for this) ..... in JANUARY ! Right in the coldest part of the Winter in North America. If the weather tracked the earth's distance from the sun, then how could you explain this ? 2). During Winter in the Northern Hemisphere ... December to March ... it's Summer at exactly the same time in the Southern Hemisphere ... places like Brazil, Argentina, and Australia. So at different places on the earth, you have a Summer and a Winter going on at the exact same time. It can't have anything to do with the earth's distance from the sun. These two facts prove that the answer to your question is definitely 'no'. Naturally, the next part of the story is to explain what does cause the change of seasons on the earth. That discussion appears in several different places here on WikiAnswers. If you can't find it, post the question again: "What causes the changes in earth's seasons ?", and I'm sure you'll get an answer to that one right away.
Is the earth in the apogee during winter?
You probably mean "aphelion", which is the term to use for a body orbiting around a sun. Aphelion is when a body, like the earth, is at its farthest point in its orbit around its sun. When the earth is at aphelion, it is winter in the southern hemisphere. People in the northern hemisphere are enjoying summer at that time. It does seem odd to us (in the north) that summer happens when earth is farthest from the sun, but remember that it is the tilt of earth's axis that gives rise to the seasons, and not our absolute distance from the sun.
What is the relationship between the Earth and sun that causes the seasons to occur?
The seasons we experience on Earth, where we see more daylight in the summer and less in the winter, come about due to the tilt in the earths axis. This tilt of 23.5° to the horizontal means that during its progression around the sun in one year, the northern hemisphere will `lean` towards the sun more at one part of the cycle, giving rise to summer months for the northern hemisphere and winter months for the southern hemisphere. Six months later, with the earth on the other side of the sun, the tilt causes the northern hemisphere to be less exposed to the sun, tilting away from it. This gives winter for the northern hemisphere (less daylight hours and lower sun during the day) and summer for the summer hemisphere.
Why are the night longer in winter?
Winter occurs at different times of the year for the northern and southern hemispheres, and both the seasons and duration of night are caused by the same thing! The earth rotates at a tilt in relation to how the sun faces the earth. During the winter, the sun is farther away from that part of the earth, and as such it spends more of its time facing away from the earth.
During the summer does the earth face the moon?
some part of the earth ALWAYS faces the moon. ALWAYS (its a big ball we live on)
How can any part of the earth have winter while being closest to the sun?
It doesn't. The part of the Earth closest to the sun is the part of the Earth experiencing Winter.
How does the sun affect the seasons on earth?
In winter, the part of Earth is not facing the Sun so it makes that season we have in North America cold. In summer, that part of Earth is facing the Sun which makes it hot. Spring and Fall are seasons that nearly faces all the Sun.
How does the sun affects the seasons on earth?
In winter, the part of Earth is not facing the Sun so it makes that season we have in North America cold. In summer, that part of Earth is facing the Sun which makes it hot. Spring and Fall are seasons that nearly faces all the Sun.
Why do you see the sun at daytime?
the part of the earth that you are on faces the sun. (the earth rotates on its axis) When it faces the sun, you see it.
What part of earth tilts toward the sun?
The Earth tilts toward the sun at an angle of 23.44 degrees, because the Earth rotates, the entire Earth tilts toward the sun during summer and away from the sun during winter.
Why is it cooler at nighttime than daytime?
Because the Earth orbits around the sun, and the sun is more visible daytime. One part of the earth faces Sun during the day.
Why does the southern part of the earth have winter when the northern part has summer?
This is due to the tilt of the Earth and the equinoxes. During the northern summer months, the Earth's axis is tilted in a northward direction, toward the sun, and vice-versa for the southern hemisphere.
Why does the earth have day and night?
Earth is rotating on its axis and day and night occur as a result as the Earth spin. If the Sun is shining on a part of the Earth, they are having day time. If a part of the Earth is facing away from the Sun, there are having night time.
Part of earth faces the sun That part of earth has?
your question doesnt make sense-that part of the earth has-what does that mean? and the earth rotates, that's what makes night and day, so every part of the earth faces the sun for half of the 24 hours in a day(with the exeption of the north and south poles which are always dark and always light at parts of the year)
Is it true that one part of the earth always faces the sun?
yes, Alaska
