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When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, we are farthest away from the sun, at the maximum distance of 152 million km (94.5 million miles).
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, we are closest, at the minimum distance of 146 million km (91 million miles)
The average distance between the sun and the earth is 149 million kilometers (93 million miles).
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∙ 12y agoWhen it is winter in the northern hemisphere the distance is greatest - 152,097,701 km
When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere the distance is smallest - 147,098,074 km
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How are solstices determined?
The solstices are determined by the distance the Earth is from the sun in its orbit. Winter is when the sun is farthest away relative to the Earth's tilt. Summer occurs when the opposite is true.
How do you know the distance between the earth and the sun is not a factor in why there are seasons?
In the northern hemisphere, the Earth is actually closer to the sun during winter than it is in the summer. Seasons are actually caused by the Earth's tilt.
When the distance between the earth and the sun is minimum?
The distance between the earth and the sun is about 150 million km .
Why Colorado has winter when closest to the sun?
Summer and winter are not defined in terms of distance from the Sun, but in terms of the orientation of Earth's axis. In Winter, the Earth's axis is tilted in such a way that the Sun is lower in the sky. Distance has nothing to do with it; the difference in distance between apoapsis and periapsis is relatively small, and the corresponding difference in temperature are much smaller than the differences due to the tilt of Earth's axis.
What is the relative size and distance relationships among the sun earth and moon?
The earth's diameter is 3.67 times the moon's, and 0.0092 of the sun's diameter. The distance to the sun is 391 times the distance to the moon. The moon's diameter is 0.283 of the earth's, and 0.0025 of the sun's. The distance to the earth is 0.0026 times the distance to the sun. The sun's diameter is 109 times the earth's, and 400 times the moon's diameter. On the average over a month, the earth and moon are at equal distances from the sun.
In the northern hemisphere which season does the earth reach its greatest distance from the sun?
In the summer
Is it true that earth is closest to the sun when its summer in the northern hemisphere?
No. As it happens the Earth is closest to the sun when it is winter in the northern hemisphere. Seasons like summer and winter are related to the tilt of the earth with respect to the plane of its orbit about the sun, not to the distance from the sun.
Does the distance from the sun affect the earth's temperature?
Because of the Earths atmosphere, the distance from the Sun, does not affect the temperature on the surface of the Earth. In the northern hemisphere, we are closer to the Sun in winter and the furthest away in summer.
During which season in the northern hemisphere does the earth reach its greatest distance from the sun?
In the summer
When is the distance between the Earth and the Sun the greatest?
The distance from Earth to the Sun during summer solstice is about 1.6 million miles further than the average distance of 93 million miles. This is because the orbit is an elliptical shape.
How far is the earths moon from mercury?
Varying from the the distance from the Earth to the Moon + the distance from the sun to the earth + the distance from mercury to the sun, to the distance from the earth to the sun - the distance from mercury to the sun - the distance from the earth to the moon
When is earth closer to the sun when its summer?
No but the tilt of the earth relative to the sun changes so that the Sun is higher in the sky and sunlight falls on that part of the earth for longer in the summer.The earth's orbit around the sun is not entirely round but in a slight oval but the difference in distance to the earth does not cause the changes in temperature between summer and winter.
How are solstices determined?
The solstices are determined by the distance the Earth is from the sun in its orbit. Winter is when the sun is farthest away relative to the Earth's tilt. Summer occurs when the opposite is true.
Does the seasonal cycle occurs because Earth is closer to the sun in the summer than in the winter?
The Earth rotates on it's axis. In the summer, the Earth is tilted towards the sun. In the winter, the Earth is titled away from the sun. On the Earth, the northern regions (above the equator) have winter, while the southern regions (below the equator) have summer. Then, the opposite becomes true. The southern regions have winter, while the norther regions have summer. The distance nearer and farther from the sun makes no difference as far as the Earth's summer and winter is concerned.
How do you know the distance between the earth and the sun is not a factor in why there are seasons?
In the northern hemisphere, the Earth is actually closer to the sun during winter than it is in the summer. Seasons are actually caused by the Earth's tilt.
Distance from the earth?
distance earth from the sun
Earth and sun distance?
The distance from Sun to Earth is about 150 million kilometers.
