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What does earths axis always point towards?
the axis is a imaginary line that cuts trough the earth it points southwest and northeast
When will the Earth's rotation axis point towards polaris?
1. Polaris 2. Vega 3. The Sun 4. The Moon
Why is the northern hemisphere colder in Feb than December if the tilt of the axis is more towards the sun?
the angle of the earth's axis
Why does location change day length?
It's because the Earth's axis is tilted. If the axis were perpendicular to the orbit, daylight would last 12 hours every day, pretty well everywhere on Earth. Because the Earth's axis is tilted the amount of daylight depends on the latitude. Try to visualize the Earth rotating around its axis; when the north pole points away from the Sun, the Sun is always below the horizon from the point of view of somebody at the north pole. For somebody at the south pole, the Sun will always be above the horizon (at that time of the year). For locations in between, the days get longer and longer as you move - in this example - from the north pole towards the south pole.
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?
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.
What does the earths axis always point towards?
the axis is a imaginary line that cuts trough the earth it points southwest and northeast
What does earths axis always point towards?
the axis is a imaginary line that cuts trough the earth it points southwest and northeast
How many degrees is the earth tilted on it axis?
The earth is always tilted on its axis. It is about 23.5o
When will the Earth's rotation axis point towards polaris?
1. Polaris 2. Vega 3. The Sun 4. The Moon
What angle does earth tilt toward the sun?
The Earth is not tilted "towards the sun". The Earth's axis always points toward the same point in the sky, and that point is quite near the star Polaris. It so happens that by pointing in that particular direction, the Earth's axis is not parallel to the sun's axis, and the two of them point in different directions by about 22.4 degrees. That means that when the Earth is on one side of its orbit around the sun, the Earth's north pole tilts toward the sun and its south pole tilts away. Then, six months later, when we're halfway around our orbit and directly on the other side of it, Earth's axis is pointing in exactly the same direction, but over on this side that means that the north pole is now tilted away from the sun and the south pole is tilted towards it.
What occurs when Earth's axis wobbles?
the Earth's axis always wobbles but it does so seasonally and when it does it changes seasons in certian locations. when the axis wobbles, whatever location you are in will either get tilted towards the Sun or get tilted away from the Sun, which changes the season with the help of the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
Why is there a half a year of sunlight in antarctica?
It's because of the tilt in the Earth's axis, causing the one pole at a time to point towards the Sun.
How does the earth sit on its axis?
The Earth has an axis because it needs to spin. This axis is not actually a physical axis but a point of reference for the spinning.
Why does the world tip backwards and forwards?
It's not that the earth tips back and forth, but rather that its axis (the imaginary line around which it rotates) is permanently tilted with respect to the sun. The axis always points the same direction, so as the earth revolves around the sun during the year the axis is oriented towards the sun at some point in the orbit, away from the sun at others, and at intermediate orientations in between.
Numbers to the right of the point of origin on the x-axis are always negative?
Numbers to the right of the point of origin on the x-axis are always negative.
When earth revolves around the sun what happens to the position of earth's axis?
The earth's axis remains fixed, pointing toward the Polaris (the North Star.) The earth is like a huge gyroscope. The axis will always point in the same direction. EXAMPLE: When a bicycle is not moving, it will fall over but when the wheels are spinning, the axles (or the axis) of the wheels remain fixed and hold the bike upright.
Is Earth's axis always facing the Sun?
No.
