2007-05-04 10:30:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No. It appears that you are operating under the assumption that the earth is in a circular orbit around the sun, which it is not. The earth's orbit around the sun is more elliptical (oval-shaped). This means that the distance from the earth to the sun varies by quite a bit, depending on the time of year.
2007-05-04 10:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by Chad H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth gets 1 inch closer to the sun every year. It's not burning up.
2007-05-05 14:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by Erik A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardly is the distance THAT critical. The sun, relative to the earth, is a huge ball of plasma which occasionally sends flares out for thousands of km or miles. (And the earth's orbit is elliptical which would make the earth sun distance naturally vary much more than that during a year.) If the flare energy variation, although notable, doesn't have the effect you describe, inches are negligible.
2007-05-04 17:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by rhino9joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is like asking if you were sitting 10 feet away from a fire and moved an inch closer would you be any warmer. I don't think so.
2007-05-04 17:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by traplzzl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not as bad as all that. The difference between the Earth's closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) and its farthest distance from the Sun (aphelion) is about 5,000,000 km, or about 3,000,000 miles.
2007-05-04 17:50:00 · answer #5 · answered by Helmut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun is moving all the time. Sometimes closer, sometimes further. It really does not affect us much at all. P.S. I liked this question and gave it a star. I love astronomy and space.
2007-05-04 17:36:26 · answer #6 · answered by llongoria0 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No...it really doesn't work that way. Someone mentioned this above...and this person is correct in that our relative distance does vary a bit and we don't see any real changes...
Now...if we were to be Venus' orbit...or for that matter, Mars orbit, we may see some relative dramatic climate changes.
2007-05-04 17:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by Charlie Bravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are earth is constantly revolving around the sun in a oval sometimes getting closer yet one of the closest times the earth is to the sun is the time of winter.
2007-05-04 17:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our orbit is an elipse,not circular.Distance to the sun varies thousands of miles,depending on time of year
2007-05-04 17:34:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
dont thak so , evry year the sun get's closer to the earth but if for some reason it got coser then ever yes we wuld bearn up.
2007-05-04 17:43:51 · answer #10 · answered by iesha h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋