Winter in the Northern Hemisphere Occurs When

question 177

Multiple Choice

Winter in the northern hemisphere occurs when

• A) Earth is farthest from the ecliptic plane.
• B) Earth's axis is at its largest angle with respect to the ecliptic plane because of precession.
• C) Earth is farthest from the Sun in the elliptical orbit.
• D) sunlight falls most obliquely on that region of Earth.

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