When the Northern Hemisphere Is Experiencing Winter

question 193

Multiple Choice

When the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter:

• A) Earth is closer to the Sun than it is during northern summer.
• B) Earth is farther from the Sun than it is during the northern summer.
• C) Earth is the same distance from the Sun as it is the rest of the year because Earth's orbit is circular with the Sun in the center.
• D) the southern hemisphere is experiencing winter also.

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