apg2000
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The earth is tilted on an axis, during the winter the northern hemisphere has less sunlight because of this tilt. When it is winter in the northern it is summer in the southern.
To see this, blow up a balloon and draw a line around the center and have someone hold a flashlight about three feet away. Tilt the balloon so that the line is at an angle and see where the "sunlight" (flashlight) goes. |
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answerator
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The Earth's axis is on a tilt, so one hemisphere or the other is always pointed slightly toward the son while the other is pointed slightly away. Winter is when your hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. (Obviously, this isn't necessarily when the planet closest to the sun.) Summer is whenyour hemisphere is pointed toward the sun.
No, the earth doesn't wobble. It's easier to picture this way. Get small piece of scrap paper. Label one end north and one end south. This represents the earth. Now draw a dot on another piece of paper, or find a small object to represent the sun. Lay the paper flat on the table and move it in a circle around the "sun" without rotating it (keep north always facing away from you.) You'll see how the whole process works. (You could also get fancy and get a globe and a lamp, but I assume you want simplicity.) |
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calming
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I think it is due to all the markdown sales in December,for Christmas. As the merchandise is marked down it makes everyone rush to the Nothern hemisphere to make super purchases, so the earth begins to rotate based on all the empty spaces left in the southern hemisphere thus causing a lack of warmth with no warm bodies around. I am not a scientist but a psycologist and common sense rules...!!! Everyone needs to think Out of the bOX...!! |
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Harley
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The earth may be closer, but not enough to make that substantial of a difference.
The northern hemispere is still not fully facing the sun so it will still be colder in winter. |
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McCain is lovely.
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because the southern part is facing the sun and so the northern part doesnt get as much sunlight, and is colder!! |
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UNITool
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Because of the tilt of the earth. During winter in the northern hemispher, the north pole is tilted away from the sun. Energy from the sun has to pass through more atmosphere to reach the ground - heat is absorbed and dissapated before reaching the earth. |
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bobweb
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Because the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun in December, January, February |
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Das_hammer
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Because the earth tilts back and forth on its axis. In the summer the northen hemisphere is tilting toward the sun. |
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thats it
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The Earth is tilted on its axis. Thus the sunlight can barely reach te northern hemisphere, due to the inverted position of the Earth. |
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answer111
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The sun is lower in the sky during the winter. The suns light doesn't hit the earth at a direct angle. Due to this lower angle the heat from the sun is spread out over a larger surface area. Thus it's colder. Summertime is the opposite. |
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praz
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the axis of the earth tilts away from the sun in december, so the northern hemisphere is away from the sun , while the southern one is closer to sun
thats y, a very warm to hot xmas in OZ |
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ahs_jammer88
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because the earth rotates on an axis and in december, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. so even though it's closer, it gets less direct sunlight and it gets cold |
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