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How will the hours of daylight for the North Pole change if the earths axis was always pointed toward the sun South Pole Equator your latitude?
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If one end the Earth's axis always pointed toward the sun, then one pole would
ALWAYS be in daylight, and the other pole would NEVER see daylight.
Which is which would depend on which end of the axis pointed toward the sun.
The Earth's "poles" are the ends of its axis of rotation. It's not possible for
either end of the axis to point toward the equator or toward my latitude.
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What is co-latitude and latitude?
Latitude is the measurement of degrees from the equator to the pole so that the pole has a latitude of 90 degrees. Co-latitude is the measurement of degrees from the pole to the equator so that the equator has a latitude of 90 degrees. Also the sum of latitude and co-latitude is always 90 degrees.
What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
Does the equator always have the most hours of daylight?
No, along the equator, every day of the year has 12.1 hours of daylight. That is more than in the hemisphere where it's fall or winter but less than in the hemisphere where it's spring or summer.
Why is being close to the equator hot?
the lower the latitude the hotter it will be, and the equator is the center so it's the hottest because it's latitude is 0
Which is the smallest latitude?
Meridians of longitude are half-circles. All of them have the same length.Circles of latitude have zero length at the poles, and are longest at the equator.
What is co-latitude and latitude?
Latitude is the measurement of degrees from the equator to the pole so that the pole has a latitude of 90 degrees. Co-latitude is the measurement of degrees from the pole to the equator so that the equator has a latitude of 90 degrees. Also the sum of latitude and co-latitude is always 90 degrees.
What coordinate is closest to the Equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What is the closest to the equator?
The equator is an imaginary line that circles the earth at 0 degrees latitude. Many things lie along that line. The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
Does the equator always have the most hours of daylight?
No, along the equator, every day of the year has 12.1 hours of daylight. That is more than in the hemisphere where it's fall or winter but less than in the hemisphere where it's spring or summer.
Why is being close to the equator hot?
the lower the latitude the hotter it will be, and the equator is the center so it's the hottest because it's latitude is 0
Are there always the same number of daylight hours as dark in a year no matter what latitude?
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Are there any months when there are no icebergs?
Depends on the latitude. Sufficiently close to the poles there are ALWAYS icebergs. And sufficiently close to the equator there are NEVER icebergs. After that, icebergs or not is always a probability influenced by latitude and season.
Is all lines of latitude are parallel to the equator?
Yes they are. They go up and always remain parallel to the equator although it may look different on a flat map.
Was the equator in the same place 6 million years ago?
The equator doesn't shift. The crust of the Earth moves, but it's not as if the equator is a visible line to be moved. The equator is an area. The middle of the Earth will always be the equator. It's a specific latitude: 0º.
Which is the smallest latitude?
Meridians of longitude are half-circles. All of them have the same length.Circles of latitude have zero length at the poles, and are longest at the equator.
Why would you expect the number of daylight hours at the equator to be about the same throughout the year?
No matter what direction the earth's rotational axis is pointing with respect to the sun, the sun is always shining on half of the equator.
