How is the earth tilted when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?

Answer 1

Yes and in the winter, spring and fall also, just from different posiitons. You may be thinking of the tilt in the earth's axis, which is 23.5 degrees. During our summer in the northern hemisphere, the north pole is tilted toward the sun, and it is winter at that time in the Southern Hemisphere. When it is summer in the southern hemisphere, the south pole is tilted toward the sun, and it is winter at that time in the north. We in the north are surprised to learn that the earth itself is a little closer to the sun during our winter. It is winter for us because the northern pole is pointed away from the sun. The tilt of the axis is what causes the seasons, not the earth's actual distance from the sun.

Answer 2

That depends upon which hemisphere you are in. In the northern hemisphere, the earth is closest to the sun during winter (perihelion). That, of course, has little to do with the temperature outside. Earth's rotational axis poles are tilted about 23°, and in late December (around December 21) they point furthest from the sun. This means the day is the shortest possible length, and also that the sun appears at its lowest angle in the sky. The lack of heat means cold air masses, snow and ice.

Conversely, in the southern hemisphere, just the opposite is happening. December 21st (or thereabouts) is the longest day of the year, with the sun reaching its highest point of the day, and summer begins.

Answer 3

Well at either solstice the earth is at perihelion or aphelion in relation to the sun, the closest and furthest points of orbit respectfully. It is either the shortest of longest day of the year depending on which hemisphere you are in. Our orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle, its an ellipse.

When Earth is at perihelion, it is about 147 million km (91 million miles) from the Sun. When it is at aphelion, it is 152 million km (almost 95 million miles) from the Sun. Earth is about 5 million km (more than 3 million miles) further from the Sun at aphelion than at perihelion!

Some people think that this is why we have seasons, but they are wrong. Earth reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun and when you might think it should be warmest, in January - the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere! The difference in distance is not the cause of our seasons. Instead, seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis.

The earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees. which means when one end is tilted towards the sun it is summer for that hemisphere and winter for the other. Australia has summer in January while North America is in winter. As the earth revolves around the sun the hemisphere tilted towards the sun changes thus changing its season. The hemisphere that is tilted towards the Sun is warmer because sunlight travels more directly to the Earth's surface so less gets scattered in the atmosphere. That means that when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The hemisphere tilted towards the Sun has longer days and shorter nights. That's why days are longer during the summer than during the winter.

In general, the further away from the equator you travel, the cooler summer and winter temperatures become. At the equator there are no seasons because each day the Sun strikes at about the same angle. Every day of the year the equator receives about 12 hours of sunlight. The poles remain cool because they are never tilted in a direct path of sunlight. Much light is scattered by the atmosphere before reaching the Earth surface at the poles. During midwinter, when a pole is tilted away from the Sun, there is no daylight at all. The sun never rises! However, during the summer, a pole receives sunlight all the time and there is no night!

Answer 4

I imagine that, from space, the northern hemisphere would look mostly white in midwinter due to snowfall, particularly further north nearer the Arctic Circle. As the hemisphere moves into spring and summer, however, the landmasses would appear more green, as plant life begins flowering again in the warmer seasons, before fading again in the fall. Of course, this would vary from region to region, as some areas - particularly Scandinavia - have a lot of evergreen trees.

Answer 5

The earth is tilted away from the sun.

Answer 6

During the summer, the sun's rays hit Earth at a sharp angle.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

No. When the earth is turned away from the sun, that part of earth has night.

Answer 9

The Earth itself does not have a summer or a winter as a whole. Generally speaking when it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is winter in the southern hemisphere and vice versa.

Answer 10

The Earth is tilted away from the earth during the winter.