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What causes us to have longer days in the summer and shorter days in the winter?
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∙ 13y ago
Well the days are actually the same amount of time but the sunlight is only out in the winter for a shorter time because the earth has rotated.
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What night I longer winter or summer?
The summer nights are shorter while the winter nights are longer.
What is the difference between the length of daylight in the summer verses in the winter?
the daylight time is longer in the summer and shorter in the winter
Compared to the summer shadows in the winter in the northern hemisphere are generally longer or shorter?
The shadows in the Northern Hemisphere are generally longer in the winter than in the summer. Therefore in the summer the shadows are shorter because the sun is more vertical.
Why do summer feel shorter than winter?
It should not. Summer has longer periods of sunlight. Winter has longer nights. Maybe its time to move out of Siberia.
Does the season affect shadow direction?
In winter shadows are longer, in summer they are shorter.
Why is a shadow longer in the summer than winter?
In the summer, the sun is higher in the sky, casting shadows that are shorter. In the winter, the sun is lower in the sky, creating longer shadows. This difference in the angle of the sun's rays causes the length of shadows to vary between the seasons.
Why are days getting shorter in south Florida?
Days are currently getting shorter in all of the northern hemisphere because we are past the summer solstice continuing to the winter solstice. The tilt of the earth causes days to get longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. The further north or south you are the more extreme these changes are. (near the poles there is a period of a few months where the sun never rises in winter, and never sets in summer)
Why continuous darkeness in Greenland in winters?
The tilt of the Earth causes the difference in the length of night and day. As you move to the North, days become longer in summer, shorter in winter. Greenland is very far North, and the days become shorter and shorter as they near the winter solstice (around 21 December).
Why continuous darkness in Greenland in winters?
The tilt of the Earth causes the difference in the length of night and day. As you move to the North, days become longer in summer, shorter in winter. Greenland is very far North, and the days become shorter and shorter as they near the winter solstice (around 21 December).
How are winter and summer different?
in the summer solctice the days are longer and its warmer. in the winter solstice the night comes earlier and lasts shorter. it is also colder unless you live in Florida like me when the weather changes year round.
Are winter nights darker than summer nights?
Yes, winter nights are generally darker than summer nights. This is because the Earth's tilt causes longer nights in winter, resulting in more darkness compared to summer nights when the days are longer and nights shorter.
Why are Alaska's days so long?
They are longer in winter and shorter in summer because the North Pole is inclined to the south.
