Multiple Choice
Winter in the northern hemisphere occurs when
A) Earth is farthest from the ecliptic plane.
B) Earth's axis is at its largest angle with respect to the ecliptic plane because of precession.
C) Earth is farthest from the Sun in the elliptical orbit.
D) sunlight falls most obliquely on that region of Earth.
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