Question

When it is summer in the United States, Earth is closest to the Sun.

True

False - winter

Answer 1

No, when it is summer in the United States, Earth is not closest to the Sun. The Earth's orbit is slightly elongated, so it comes closest to the Sun in the first week of January, which is winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

No, it is not true that when it is summer in the United States, Earth is closest to the Sun. The Earth's orbit is slightly elongated, so it comes closest to the Sun in the first week of January. This is actually during winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The seasons are primarily caused by the tilt of Earth's axis, not the distance from the Sun.

Answer 2

False

Step-by-step explanation:

I looked it up and I also remember it from school. The earth is closer to the sun in the winter. When i looked it up, heres what came up (from the library of congress): Many people believe that the temperature changes because the Earth is closer to the sun in summer and farther from the sun in winter. In fact, the Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun in January!

I'm pretty certain this is right, let me know.