Question

Earth is closest to the sun in January when it is winter in the northern hemisphere How is this possible?

A. The sun is smaller during the winter months
B. It heats up to a higher temperature during the day, but still ends up colder because the days are shorter
C. The sun is the northern hemisphere in winter, but it takes a while for it to heat up
D The sun is more than the distance

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

D. The Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle, it is an ellipse. During January, Earth is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit, known as perihelion. This is why the northern hemisphere experiences winter during this time, despite being closest to the sun.