Why Is It Warmer in the Northern Hemisphere in July

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why is it warmer in the northern hemisphere in July than it is in December?

• A) Earth is closer to the sun in the summer than it is in the winter.
• B) The sun's rays shine more directly on the northern hemisphere in the summer than in the winter.
• C) There are more greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere in the summer than in the winter.
• D) The sun's energy output is greater in the summer than it is in the winter.
• E) The size and shape of Earth's elliptical orbit changes from nearly circular in the summer to highly elliptical in the winter.

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