everyday science MCQ #1455

The distance between the Earth and the Sun is smallest in the month of _____.

everyday science MCQ #1455

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is smallest in the month of _____.

    • A) January
    • B) March
    • C) June
    • D) September

    Answer: January

    Explanation: Earth reaches perihelion (closest point to the Sun, ~147.1 million km) in early January, because Earth's elliptical orbit brings it nearest the Sun during the Northern Hemisphere winter.