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yes it does but not for too long as the north and south poles are furthest land or ice away from the equater. but they do get long stretches of almost total darkness and less sunlight on most days and what they get is not high in the sky sun but rather low on the horizon
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe earth's rotational axis in reality is tilted such that light would reach every place on the earth as it orbits the sun. Antarctica has a summer of endless sun as does the north pole. While one pole is in its summer, the other is in its winter.
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∙ 12y agoYes, and it is a shallow angle, as the Sun does not get very high in the sky.
If the Earth rotated in the same plane as its orbit, the sunlight at the poles would be at a constant angle of almost 90 degrees, and both poles would be in permanent twilight as the Sun appear to circle along the horizon.
But because of the tilt of the Earth, there are two extremes at the North Pole. The Sun rises on the horizon at the March equinox and is up continuously for 6 months, reaching a maximum of about 23.45 degrees above the horizon as it circles. Then it descends until, at the September equinox, it dips below the horizon, not to rise again during the 6 months of winter night.
At the South Pole, the seasons are reversed. The Sun is up from September to March, and below the horizon from March to September.
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∙ 8y agoThe sun rises at the South Pole about September 21 and sets about March 21. During that six-month period the sun eventually rises to about 23.5 degrees above the horizon.
Your answer, then, depends on what you mean by 'direct rays'.
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∙ 10y agoBecause of the tilt of the earth the poles experience a 6-month darkness and 6-month daylight. In fact they're not quite as long as that as at the changeover there is a period where the sun is just glimpsed going round the horizon.
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∙ 15y agoNo, sunlight reaches the poles in a more or less straight line from the sun.
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∙ 11y agono,only in in north pole
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∙ 14y agoNo, never.
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What is the main reason why Earth is warmer at the equator than at the North and South Poles?
the equator receives direct rays from the sun and the poles receive indirect rays.
What is the nothernmost point of the earth to receive the sun's direct rays?
The sun's most direct rays strike the earth at a 90 degree angle. The most northern latitude at which this occurs (at summer solstice) is the tropic of cancer. The southernmost latitude to receive the sun's vertical light is known as the tropic of capricorn. Midway between these two latitudes is the equator. Can't see "the following"
Why do some areas of the earth receive direct rays and others angled rays?
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What sort of path will the alpha and beta radiation follow?
alpha rays follow north pole of magnet and beta rays south pole.
Is the southern limit of the suns direct rays is marked by the tropic of cancer?
The tropic of Cancer is 23° North of the Equator. It represents the point where the Sun can be directly overhead. If you are any further north, the Sun can not be overhead. The corresponding feature in the southern hemisphere is the Tropic of Capricorn. As to the Sun's direct rays, they can be anywhere from the South Pole to the North Pole. Those two points and everything in between receives the Sun's direct rays at some time during the year.
Where on earth is the sun's rays spread out thinly all the time?
North and south pole
What is the main reason why Earth is warmer at the equator than at the North and South Poles?
the equator receives direct rays from the sun and the poles receive indirect rays.
What is the nothernmost point of the earth to receive the sun's direct rays?
The sun's most direct rays strike the earth at a 90 degree angle. The most northern latitude at which this occurs (at summer solstice) is the tropic of cancer. The southernmost latitude to receive the sun's vertical light is known as the tropic of capricorn. Midway between these two latitudes is the equator. Can't see "the following"
Do the places at the poles receive direct rays of the sun twice a years?
No, in fact even on the summer solstice at either pole, the sun is pretty low in the sky.
When the north pole tilts away from the sun where do the most direct rays strike?
the most direct solar rays strike the Southern Hemisphere .
What is the Latitude of the vertical direct rays of the sun?
All lattitudes from 22.5 degrees North to 22.5 degrees South of the equator receive vertical or direct rays twice every year as the tilted earth circles the sun.
Why do some areas of the earth receive direct rays and others angled rays?
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the earth's tilt on its axis causes the seasons.true or false?
True. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
What sort of path will the alpha and beta radiation follow?
alpha rays follow north pole of magnet and beta rays south pole.
What lets the north and south pole cold?
the suns rays
Where The suns rays are least direct?
On earth North Pole And South Pole In Soler System Pluto
What part of the earth receive direct rays of the sun?
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