The Observed Amount of Difference Between the Perihelion of Earth

question 125

Multiple Choice

The observed amount of difference between the perihelion of Earth in early January and aphelion in early July results in the northern hemisphere being _____.

• A)cold in January and hot in July
• B)hot in January and cold in July
• C)equally cold in both January and July
• D)equally hot in bot January and July
• E)Wrong! The seasonal differences in northern hemisphere temperatures is not caused by differences in distance from the Sun.

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Definitions:

\(( n + 6 ) !\)

A notation indicating the factorial of n plus 6, meaning the product of all positive integers up to n+6.

\(( n + 3 ) !\)

Denotes the factorial of the sum of a variable n and 3, representing the product of all positive integers up to and including (n+3).

\(n !\)

Denotes the factorial of n, which is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n.

\(- 5^n\)

Represents an exponential expression where \(-5\) is the base and \(n\) is the exponent, indicating \(-5\) raised to the power of \(n\).