Meteorology B

[soccerisforlosers]

Ok. Now that makes sense. Thank you for explaining that

[smarticle13]

earth is closest to the sun in january, right?

[soobsession]

earth is closest to the sun in january, right?

Yes. That's right.

[smarticle13]

and is farthest in june?

[AlphaTauri]

Yup. Aphelion in June/July and perihelion in January (those are the technical terms for farthest away in an orbit and closest to in an orbit).

[smarticle13]

Yup. Aphelion in June/July and perihelion in January (those are the technical terms for farthest away in an orbit and closest to in an orbit).

so mainly it is the earth's tilt that determines seasons, not really distance to the sun

[AlphaTauri]

Correct. Whichever hemisphere of the earth is tilted more towards the sun recieves more direct sunlight, which equals more energy absorbed by the earth itself, which leads to warmer temperatures. That's why the Southern hemisphere has summer when we have winter and vice versa.

[smarticle13]

Correct. Whichever hemisphere of the earth is tilted more towards the sun recieves more direct sunlight, which equals more energy absorbed by the earth itself, which leads to warmer temperatures. That's why the Southern hemisphere has summer when we have winter and vice versa.

thats what i thought

[brobo]

I just found a picture that answers this question in the wiki:

robotman uploaded it, and it shows that the Coriolis effect is most noticable by the poles.
Just saying.

[soccerisforlosers]

i saw a sample new york state meteorology test and they had it in stations. Do you guys think that stations is a possibility in nationals( where you get a certain amount of time to answer a certain amount of questions and then you move to your next station/next part of the test)???