Did you know, Earth is actually warmer when we are farther from the sun?

 

We've been learning about earth and space since we were a child. One such topic is the seasons. Why do we have seasons, Why do we feel nippy during one part of the year and hot during the other?

Without further ado, let us deep dive into the topic: Why do we feel hot even when the earth is at the farthest distance from the sun in the month of July?

 The intuitive idea we have of how seasons change is not totally true. Although Sun's distance from the earth may affect the atmospheric temperature of the earth it doesn't have anything to do with earth's core temperature.

Secondly, the face of the earth doesn't witness seasons, its the northern or southern hemisphere which is affected. This means the main reason behind this phenomenon is the 23.5° tilt of earth from the axis and not the distance.

The sun's energy is transmitted in the form of radiation which unlike sound does not require any medium to travel.

Terms generally bewildering us are Aphelion Day/Perilion Day and Summer/Winter solstice.

Aphelion day- 4th of July. ( Earth is farthest from the Sun)

Perihelion day-4th of January. ( Earth is closest to the Sun)

Summer Solstice-20-22 June. ( Sun is at the Tropic of Cancer) Summers in India.

Winter Solstice- 21-22 December. (Sun is at the Tropic of Capricorn) Winters in India.

The maximum displacement sun does is from tropic of Capricorn to tropic of cancer.

During summers(June-august)in the northern hemisphere, even though the sun is far still we feel hot because of this tilt.