2007-07-20 04:45:40 · 5 answers · asked by HandG 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Colder.
You are confusing earth's elliptical orbit and the seasons related to the planet's tilt with temperature variations related to distance from the sun.
Here's the thing:
The northern hemisphere's winter is in January, but the earth is closest to the sun in January by a few million miles. The thing is, the earth is tilted off its axis, right? So even though the earth is closer to the sun, the tilt of the earth means that the sun strikes less of the earth's atmosphere on the northern hemisphere, meaning that it's colder (less sunlight = less heat = colder). But it's warmer in the southern hemisphere in January, because MORE of the southern hemisphere is exposed to the sun (more sunlight = more heat = warmer).
Distance to the sun is unrelated to the seasons or temperatures. The reason we have seasons is because of the tilt of the earth.
2007-07-20 04:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you move farther and farther away from the Sun, it gets colder and colder (less and less heat). We don't for example feel any heat from the other stars which are a long, long way away from us. Mars gets less heat than the Earth does because it is farther away from the Sun than we are.
2007-07-20 13:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colder.
2007-07-20 05:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by David C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it get colder.
2007-07-20 04:51:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tempurature drops as you go away from the sun.
2007-07-20 04:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by dajalfamily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋