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In short, the seasons are the result of the uneven heating of the Earth as it orbits around th Sun. The rotational axis of the Earth is not perpendicular to the orbital plane of the Earth around the Sun. Rather, it is at an angle, resulting in the North Pole pointing more toward the Sun at one point of the orbit compared to the South Pole, and the South Pole pointing more toward the Sun at the other side of the orbit. This results in the Sun's rays striking the northern hemisphere more directly when the North Pole is pointed more toward the Sun, and the rays strikiing more at an angle in the Southern Hemisphere. The opposite is true when the Earth is on the other side of its orbit around the Sun. The energy from the Sun's rays heat the Earth much more when the rays are more direct.
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What are the four seasons in the northern hemisphere?
The seasons in the northern hemisphere are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Seasons in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere are what?
the seasons are usaully switched so if its summer in the northern its winter in the southern
How are seasons in the northern hemisphere related to the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere?
It is winter in the northern hemisphere when it tilts away from the sun, and summer in the southern hemisphere when it tilts towards the sun. It is this tilting that creates the seasons.
How does the seasons in affrica differ from the seasons of countries in the northern hemisphere?
A large part of Africa is in the northern hemisphere, so it has the same seasons as the other parts of the northern hemisphere. For some of the other parts, the seasons are in the reverse to those in the northern hemisphere. As the equator goes through Africa, for much of Africa there is little difference between the seasons.
Are the seasons the same in the north hemisphere as the south hemisphere?
Seasons in the northern hemisphere occur at opposite times to those in the southern hemisphere. For example, when it is winter in the southern hemisphere, it is summer in the northern hemisphere.
How would the passage of one year be different for someone living in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons would be the reverse of what the seasons are in the Northern Hemisphere
Are the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and the southern hemisphere the same?
No, it does not. When it is winter in one hemisphere, it is summer in the other. When it is fall in one, it is spring in the other.Yes, thats why we associate snow with Christmas (except for locations near the equator).
Are the seasons in the southern hemisphere occur at opposite times of the year from the seasons in the northern hemisphere?
Yes.
When it is summer in the in the southern hemisphere what seasons is it in the northern hemisphere?
the seasons that are experienced are fall (Autumn) and winter
What are the Seasons of Monaco?
The same as the seasons anywhere else in the northern hemisphere.
WHAT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EARTH IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHANGING OF SEASONS IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE?
if you dont know tell someone who knows ............ ************************************************ When northern hemisphere tilts towards the sun, it is summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The seasons reverse when the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun. The angle that the sun's rays strike the earth's surface, decides the seasons.
What characteristic of earth is most responsible for the changing of seasons in the northern and southern hemisphere?
if you dont know tell someone who knows ............ ************************************************ When northern hemisphere tilts towards the sun, it is summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere. The seasons reverse when the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun. The angle that the sun's rays strike the earth's surface, decides the seasons.
