In january, earth is closest to the sun in its orbit. yet the northern hemisphere experiences winter. which statement explains this phenomenon?

In January, Earth is closest to the Sun in its orbit. Yet the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter. The statement which explains this phenomenon is:

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.

Explanation:

When the Earth comes close to the Sun, the Northern hemisphere tilts away from the Sun because of which it experiences winter over there. This happens because the Earth rotates on its axis. The Earth is inclined on its axis and therefore it remains tilted. This is the reason why the northern hemisphere experience winter even when the Earth is closed to the sun.

it can affect the plants by how hot or cold the temperature

explanation:

it can affect the plants by how hot or cold the temperature is and the amount of precipitation can affect the plants cause it needs to have reasonable amount