Which statement best describes perigee?
A) The closet point in the Moon's orbit to Earth B) The farthest point in the Moon's orbit to Earth C) The closest point in Earth's orbit of the Sun D) The Sun's orbit that is closest to the Moon
Answers
Whenever you see "-gee" in the description of a point in an orbit,
you know it's talking about an orbit of the Earth. You see the same
piece of a word in "geology" and "geography". "Geometry" began
as the study of measuring places on the Earth, so that you and your
neighbor could agree on where your field ends and his begins, and
if you wanted to buy part of his field from him, the two of you could
go outside, do some measurements, and agree on what area you're
paying him for.
"Perigee" and "apogee" are the points in the orbit of the Moon, or a
TV satellite, or the International Space Station, where the orbiting body
is nearest or farthest from the Earth. "Perigee" is the lowest/nearest point.
"Apogee" is the highest/farthest point.
If the description has "-helion" in it instead of "-gee", then it's talking about
an orbit around the sun, like points in the Earth's orbit. The "-helion" comes
from the Greek word "Helios" for the Sun.
Earth is at perihelion during the first few days of January, and at aphelion
during the first few days of July. (That's right ... nearest to the sun in January,
and farthest from the sun in July.)
Answer:
Originally Answered: Is the moon closer to the earth than the sun? Yes. The sun on average is about 400 times farther from earth/moon than the moon's distance to the earth - something like 92, 93 million miles from sun to earth or moon on average, while moon to earth is in the ballpark of 250000 miles.
Explanation:
Because the earth's axis is tilted. ... It is all about the tilt of the Earth's axis. 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!