Use this sentence: Earth is closest to the sun in January when it is winter in the

Question

Use this sentence: Earth is closest to the sun in January when it is winter in the

Northern Hemisphere.
How is this possible?
(1 point)
It heats up to a higher temperature during the day, but it still ends up colder
because the days are shorter.
The sun is smaller during the winter months.
The angle at which the sun strikes Earth is more important than the distance.
The sun is heating the Northern Hemisphere more in winter, but it takes awhile for it
to heat up.

Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
4 hours ago

The correct explanation for why Earth is closest to the sun in January while experiencing winter in the Northern Hemisphere is: The angle at which the sun strikes Earth is more important than the distance.

This means that during winter, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, resulting in less direct sunlight and shorter days, which leads to colder temperatures, despite being closer to the sun in its orbit.