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Is the sun closest to the earth during the summer or winter solstice?
It Is closest to the earth In the winter.
When is sun closest to equator?
in the northern hemisphere the sun is closest to earth in the dead of winter
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.
What is called when earth is closest to the sun?
Perihelion is when the Earth is closest to the sun.
When is the apparent diameter of the sun the largest?
The apparent diameter of the sun is largest when it is closest to Earth, during the winter solstice in December. This phenomenon is known as perihelion, when Earth is at its closest distance to the sun in its elliptical orbit.
Is it true that earth is closest to the sun when its summer in the northern hemisphere?
No. As it happens the Earth is closest to the sun when it is winter in the northern hemisphere. Seasons like summer and winter are related to the tilt of the earth with respect to the plane of its orbit about the sun, not to the distance from the sun.
Where is the earth when it is traveling the fastest?
In the winter It's when the earth is closest to the sun.
Why does the height of the sun at midday change throughout the year?
Because our elliptical orbit is closest to the sun in summer than in winter, when it is winter we are above the sun and when it's summer and we are below the sun
What season is ocurring in Detroit when the earth is closest to the sun?
The Sun is closest to the Earth in January. In the northern hemisphere, it is winter at that time. The seasons are not caused by changes in the Sun-Earth distance.
Is it winter everywhere on earth when the earth is closest to the sun?
no, it is winter in either the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere.it all depends on the tilt of the earth to the sun.
Does the northern hemisphere expierence winter when earth is far from the sun?
No. Winter is December-February and the earth reaches perihelion (it's closest approach to the sun) in January.
In New York in what season is the earth actually closest in distance to the sun?
The Earth is closest to the sun during the winter season in New York, typically around early January. This may seem counterintuitive since it's cold during winter, but the Earth's tilt (not its distance from the sun) is what causes the seasons.
