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Causes the northern and southern halves of the planet to experience winter and summer at opposite times?
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The Northern and Southern Hemisphere experience different seasons at opposite times because of the tilt of the Earth's axis. Because the sphere of Earth, is not straight up and down, different regions get different amounts of sunlight in its revolution about the sun.
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What causes the northern and southern halves of the planet to experience winter and summer at opposite times?
the tilt on the earth
What causes earth to have a northern and a southern hemisphere?
the earth's axis
What is a coriolis in a hurricane?
This is the effect of the spinning earth on the axis. It cause Tropical storms to rotate anti clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. It also causes the track of the Hurricane to bend to the right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern hemisphere.
What causes the weather conditions in the doldrums?
the northern and southern trade winds meeting and countering eachother getting pushed directly upward resulting in little or no wind
What causes winter in the northern hemisphere?
the earths sourthern hemisphere tilts to the sun
What causes the northern and southern halves of the planet to experience winter and summer at opposite times?
the tilt on the earth
What causes the difference between the northern and southern hemispheres?
The primary reason for the difference between the northern and southern hemispheres is the Earth's axial tilt. This tilt causes variations in the angle at which sunlight reaches each hemisphere, leading to seasonal changes in temperature and daylight hours. Additionally, the distribution of landmasses and oceans between the two hemispheres can also affect climate patterns.
What causes earth to have a northern and a southern hemisphere?
the earth's axis
Why do we experience changes in day length?
The tilt of the earth causes it to expose the northern and southern hemispheres to more or less sunlight depending on the placement of the earth within its orbit.
Why do North and South America experience opposite seasons?
The tilt of earth's axis causes the two hemispheres (north and south) to be more exposed to the warmth of the sun at opposite times of the year. When it's summer in North America, it's because North America tilted towards the sun, and is therefore exposed to more daylight (and thus the sun's warmth). And when the northern hemisphere is exposed to more sunlight, the southern hemisphere is, of course, exposed to less, and therefore they experience winter.
What causes seasons to change in the northern and southern hemisphere as the earth revolves the sun?
earth rotation on axis
What were the causes of the great migration from the southern states to the northern states?
Most of them moved to the northern states because they were looking for better jobs to support their family.
How does the amount of sun light change in summer than winter?
The earth isn't perfectly straight up and down. It leans on an axis. So in the Northern Hemisphere between May-August tilts towards the sun and the Southern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun. This causes summer in the Northern Hemisphere because being closer to the sun helps to increase the temperature on Earth and the southern hemisphere experieces winter due to being farther from the sun. The opposite is true for winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
What causes seasons to change in the northern and southern hemisphere's as the earth revolves around the sun?
The tilt of the earth's axis.
What does the equator cause?
The equator causes absolutely nothing. It is an arbitrary and imaginary line dividing the northern and southern hemispheres.
What causes seasons to changed in the northern and southern hemispheres as the earth revolves around the sun?
The tilt of the earth's axis.
What causes seasons to change in the northern and southern hemispheres as the earth revolves around the sun?
The tilt of the earth's axis.
