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Question

True or False: Winter is cold because the Earth is farther away from the sun.
A
True

B
False

Answer 1

B - False

Winter is not primarily caused by the Earth's distance from the sun, but rather by the tilt of the Earth's axis. During winter in a given hemisphere, that hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, resulting in colder temperatures. The Earth's distance from the sun varies throughout the year, but this variation has a much smaller effect on seasonal temperatures compared to the axial tilt.