Homework Help: astronomy

Posted by Gerson on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 7:29pm.

Which of the following is not a reason why winter is cold?

The sunlight strikes the Earth at a glancing angle to the surface.
]There are fewer daylight hours in the winter.
The nights are longer in the winter.
The Earth is farther from the Sun in the winter.

astronomy - drwls, Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 8:29pm
The last one.

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