In winter it gets farther away. Then it is closer to the sun in summer.
2006-06-28 05:41:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Wrong. The sun is closer to the earth in the winter and farther away in the summer. The rays in the summer hit directly on the earth and thats why it is so hot. In the winter the rays bounce off the moon before hitting the earth which makes it colder even though it is closer.
2006-06-28 05:46:42 · answer #1 · answered by lostinlove 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is only the 23 degree angle in the planets rotation that gives us seasonal changes. In a way the top and bottom parts of the earth are at times further away or closer to the sun depending on season. That's why summer in the northern hemisphere is winter in the southern hemisphere and vice versa. If the earth had no 23 degree tip there would be no real seasons to speak of.
2006-06-28 08:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by Tom H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the earth is tilted.
It is winter in the top half when it is summer in the bottom half.
I cannot believe all the wrong answers here.
In Australia it is now winter. Here in Texas it is hot and summer.
In December it will be reversed.
It is true that the rotation around the sun is not a perfect circle but that is not what causes the change in seasons.
See the diagram below.
2006-06-28 06:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the tilt of the Earth. The part that is tilted closer to the sun is summer and the other half is winter. Then it tilts the other way and it becomes reversed.
2006-06-28 08:37:49 · answer #4 · answered by meghanw1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Earth is actually nearer the Sun during winter in the northern hemisphere. The seasons are created by the tilt of the Earths axis rather than its distance from the sun.
2006-06-28 05:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by PBarnfeather 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not exactly sure of the relative position of the sun and earth during the seasons but I can answer your question. The answer is: because it has no choice. All the bodies in our solar system are in a state of balance and are in a position at any given moment that maintains that balance. Our (human) technology is not advanced enough to measure the efficiency of the balance that exists in our system or the universe. We can only hope it continues for as long as we want to live.
2006-06-28 05:58:02 · answer #6 · answered by thenewrevolutionary 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lostinlove you are completelly wrong...
In reality it is true that in summer earth is closer to the sun because earths circle around the sun is not completelly circural but an ellipse.
2006-06-28 05:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by Georgio 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it is winter out there
2006-06-28 06:13:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋