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Summer and winter are not defined in terms of distance from the Sun, but in terms of the orientation of Earth's axis. In Winter, the Earth's axis is tilted in such a way that the Sun is lower in the sky. Distance has nothing to do with it; the difference in distance between apoapsis and periapsis is relatively small, and the corresponding difference in temperature are much smaller than the differences due to the tilt of Earth's axis.
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When is sun closest to equator?
in the northern hemisphere the sun is closest to earth in the dead of winter
What is called when earth is closest to the sun?
Perihelion is when the Earth is closest to the sun.
Is Mississippi closest to the sun or is Colorado?
The difference is so incredibly minute that it is hardly worth mentioning. However, the fact is that it depends on the time of day. The sun rises first in Mississippi, and at that time Mississippi is closer to the sun. The suns sets later in Colorado and around that time, Colorado is closer. They are at times equi-distant from the sun as well.
Why do you experience different seasons as the earth orbits the sun?
Because Earth's orbit is elliptical, not circular. So, when Earth is farthest away from the sun, it is winter, and when its closest to the sun, it is summer.
Is mercury further from the sun or closest to the sun?
Mercury is the closest to the sun.
Where is the sun closest when it is winter?
this is a very unclear question..i'm assuming you mean where on the earth is the sun closest when it is winter for you.if you have winter, the sun is closest to your opposite hemisphere, which is where it is summer.
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.
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.
When is the Earth closest to to sun day or night?
Closest to the sun during winter in the US. Summer around Asia. It is not a basis of day or night but revolving around 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.
Which city is closest to the sun Colorado Springs CO at 7200 feet or Clearwater FL at 30 feet?
colorado springs
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.
The earth in its orbit moving closer to the sun causes what on earth?
Well winter happens when we are closest to the sun.
