Yes. My second-grade teacher made sure her class knew this. A year or two later I learned that the earth is closer to the sun (at perihelion) when the SOUTHERN Hemisphere is having its summer, and the Northern Hemisphere is having its winter.
I just checked my atlas - I remembered correctly - the northern hemisphere has significantly larger temperature variation than the southern. It's probably the difference in land versus water areas more than offsetting the tiny effects of solar distance.
there are actually several things at play, eccentricity, precession, and obliquity. the net result is that the north gets milder winters and cooler summers.
the northern hemisphere has significantly larger temperature variation than the southern
the net result is that the north gets milder winters and cooler summers
One of these statements appears to disagree with the other. If I remember correctly what I've read, the proportion of land rather than ocean in each hemisphere plays a major role in climate, as mentioned by the reply saying that the Northern Hemisphere has more variation in temperature.
yes, since we're on a tilt the two hemispheres get their summer and winter during opposite seasons when their respective hemisphere is 'facing' the sun while the equator pretty much always gets the same amount of sun
One of the things that happens in the film clip, is that a professorial gentleman gives the "orbit is closer" answer, then is asked what season it is in the Southern hemisphere when it's Summer in the Northern one.
