2007-11-28 06:41:47 · 6 answers · asked by isacm87 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Slower when farther and faster when closer.
2007-11-28 06:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slower. The earth is further away from the sun in it's elliptical orbit during the North Hemisphere's summer.
2007-11-28 06:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by cpuguy_1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As with all orbitting bodies, the further away it gets, the slower it moves. When it's moving faster, it starts to overcome the gravitational forces, and therefore moves further away.
2007-11-28 07:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by butterfly02012001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slower, it gets faster the closer it gets to the sun
2007-11-28 06:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mic K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slower the further away it is
2007-11-28 07:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the Earth moves faster when it is closer to the sun, reflecting Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
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2007-11-28 06:45:09 · answer #6 · answered by x97freeman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋