Is it because of the earth being tilted and stuff
2006-12-12 09:45:53 · 10 answers · asked by lilhockeydevil93 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Yes, you got it, it's because of the earth being tilted and stuff
Addendum: Weatherbuff900's answer is the correct one. Because of the earth's tilt, the average angle of solar infall varies through the seasons, and for the northern hemisphere, this average angle is the greatest during the summer, which is why June is warmer than December.
2006-12-12 09:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of the tilt of the earth... actually in the winter the we are closer to the sun, but tilted away from it if I remember right.. so it would seem that tilt effects us more than distance.
It is true that the Earth's distance from the Sun actually does vary during a year--but it is not enough to drive the seasons. The Earth's orbit is an ellipse with the Sun sitting at one foci. The closest approach of the Earth to the Sun is called perihelion, and happens on January 4, 2003 about two weeks after the winter solstice. Aphelion occurs when Earth is farthest from the Sun, and will happen on July 4, 2003, a couple of weeks after the summer solstice. The difference in distance? About 3 million miles, or about 3% of Earths total distance from the Sun, not nearly enough to explain the temperature difference between a cold day in January vs. a hot day July.
2006-12-12 09:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Becuase of the way the earth spins and tilts. in June, your area of the earth is closer to the sun. So longer days and hotter temperatures. While the other side of earth it will be colder and have shorter days.
2006-12-12 09:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The density distribution of the sun rays on the ground is less the further up North on the arc of the globe you travel (in winter) or down (in summer). The ground will heat up less when the density is less.
Because the earth is tilted with respect to the plane of the sun, the sun rays hit the earth at different angles.
2006-12-12 10:25:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. In the summer, the part of the earth you live in is tilted towards the sun, and the opposite end is tilted away, so it's winter there. (If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, it's warm in June, but in the Southern Hemisphere, it's cold.)
2006-12-12 09:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the sun angle actually. In June the sun beats straight down with a narrow shaft of heat and the sun heats everything more evenly. Durning December, the sun angle is low, and the rays are more spread out covering a larger area, heating things more slowly.
2006-12-12 09:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by weatherbuff900 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
thats a dumb question dont they teach you this **** in school?? i mean come on its cause the US tilts away from the sun thats why its summer in the US and winter in some other country
2006-12-13 16:27:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the sun is near the equator and in the northern side of the world..thts why its hot in june
but in december the sun is in south..and the sun is not near the equator...and thts y it isn't hot in december
in december the sun i
2006-12-12 11:18:46 · answer #8 · answered by chitra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
earth's closer to the sun, the axis moves. lotsa reasons.
2006-12-12 09:48:17 · answer #9 · answered by Skyleigh's Mom :)™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you must have not made it to the 4th grade yet.
2006-12-12 09:48:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋