summer is wearmer than winter because the earth is then nearer the sun? true/false?

Answer 1

true

Answer 2

False. Summer is warmer than winter because more of the sun's rays are hitting that part of the earth. Also, "As the Earth moves around the Sun, this axis stays always pointing in the same direction. This means that, during part of the year, the northern part of the Earth will lean more directly against the sun, and during other parts the southern part will.

What has this to do with temperature? Well, when the northern hemisphere is leaning away from the sun, the rays coming from it hit this part of the Earth at a smaller angle than on other parts of the world. This means that the same amount of light is distributed over a larger surface, and therefore these places receive less heat than the others. The southern hemisphere is experiencing Summer, the northern hemisphere Winter. In half a year, the situation reverses, and it is now Winter in the southern hemisphere since that part of the earth is now leaning away from the sun."

Answer 3

False. The earth stays at roughly the same distance from the Sun all year round. The poles remain tilted in the same direction at roughly 23.5°. This means that as the Earth goes around the Sun, the northern and southern hemispheres alternate at being closest to the Sun so less of the Sun's energy is lost so it's hotter. Also, the nearer the part of the Earth is to the Sun, the more directly it faces it so the same amount of energy is used to heat a smaller area so it is warmer.

Answer 4

During the Northern Hemisphere Summer the Earth is actually at it's farthest distance from the Sun (Aphelion). That is 94,509,129.80692754 miles.
During the Northern Hemishpere Winter the Earth is much closer at 91,402,505.61719559

What causes Summer to be warmer (North or South) is the fact that the respective pole is generally pointed in the Sun's direction.

When the North Pole (Geographic) is pointing in the direction of the Sun, we experience longer daylights, thus causing the ocean's and atmosphere to absorb more heat energy.

The Southern Hemisphere is exactly 6 months opposite of the North.

That is why Australians have Santa on a surfboard every December (The beginning of Summer down under).

Answer 5

false.

For the northern hemisphere "Summer" occurs when the Sun is actually furthest from the Sun, but since Earths rotational access is tilted 23.5 degreess we are in fact leaning in towards the Sun. This inward tilt provides more solar energy per square foot providing us with "Summer".

For example: If you take a flash light and shine it straight at a wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. Now with out moving the spot on the wall change the angle at which the flash light is pointed at the wall. The spot should now look like a tear drop or a pinched oval. If you notice the oval covers more wall then the spot does, and yet the flash light doesn't put out more energy so... The oval has less energy than the spot. This is the same reason why we have seasons.

Answer 6

False. The earth is actually further from the sun in the summer. The reason the earth is warmer in the summer than the winter is the tilt of the earth is at a smaller angle to the sun's rays striking the earth. This produces more heat.

Answer 7

False the earth retains its elliptical orbit due to gravity; however, because the earth tilts on its axis while orbiting the sun the earth ends up facing the sun and making days longer and warmer, thus we have our seasons. The equator since it always faces the sun is always warm. When the northern hemisphere faces the sun its summer in the north and winter in the south. When the earth's southern hemisphere faces the sun its summer in the south and winter in the north. So while its winter in New York it summer in Sydney, Australia.

Answer 8

False. The earth is nearer the sun in winter, not summer. It is the angle at which the earth sits on its Axis that makes the earth hot or cold (winter and summer).

I hope this helps.

Answer 9

False. Summer is warmer than winter because the Earth is tilted 23 1/2 degrees on its axis toward the sun. In fact, the Earth is closest to the sun on Januray 4th (94,451,616 miles) than it is on July 3rd (91,351,336 miles) so you would think that it should be warmer in January but this is not the case in the northern hemisphere.

Answer 10

False. The earth orbit is elliptical and earth is actually farther away during northern hemisphere summer months. This fact is more than made up for by the axis tilt which allows for more direct radiation from the sun and longer daylight hours.

Answer 11

False. The seasons are a result of the fact the earth's axis is tilted. In fact, when it is summer in the northern hemisphers, it is winter in the southern hemisphere, and the earth is further from the sun than it is in the winter.