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What happens to winter temperatures in the northern hemisphere if tilt angle decreases to 22 degrees?
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The earth has three motions around the sun. One is a wobble like a top. One is a change in the tilt angle. And one is the fact that the earth does not orbit the sun but it orbits the center of gravity of the solar system. When the earth has both the minimum tilt angle and the wobble is such that the closest distance to the sun in the northern hemisphere occurs in summer, an ice age occurs. When the earth has maximum tilt angle and the northern hemisphere was closest to the sun in winter, the ice ages end.
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Why are average summer temperatures in the southern hemisphere cooler than average summer temperatures in the northern hemisphere?
Probably because the southern hemisphere has more water than the northern hemisphere. It takes more heat to raise a given mass of water a certain number of degrees than to raise the same mass of any other substance the same number of degrees.
What latitude line divides the earth into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?
0 degrees or the Equator
What is the northern and south hemisphere divided by?
The equator ( the line of 0 degrees lattitude)
If you were in the northern hemisphere during the summer solstice what line of latitude is closest to the sun?
About 23.5 degrees
How long does it take for the seasons to occur?
Lets start with the Earth at a zero degree tilt both in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Southern Hemisphere. This is called the equinox, because neither hemisphere is tilting towards the sun. Now as the Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun at a tilt of 23.5 degrees which actually varies over time, but for this explanation lets just say 23.5 degrees. When the Northern Hemisphere reaches this tilt towards the sun, the Northern Hemisphere has summer, while the Southern Hemisphere has winter, because the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun at 23.5 degrees. The opposite case is true for when the Northern Hemisphere has winter and the Southern Hemisphere has summer.
Why are average summer temperatures in the southern hemisphere cooler than average summer temperatures in the northern hemisphere?
Probably because the southern hemisphere has more water than the northern hemisphere. It takes more heat to raise a given mass of water a certain number of degrees than to raise the same mass of any other substance the same number of degrees.
How many degrees of latitude are in the northern hemisphere?
There are 90 degrees of latitude in the northern hemisphere, ranging from 0 degrees at the equator to 90 degrees at the North Pole.
Is Costa Rica in northern hemisphere?
No, it is 100% in the northern hemisphere, at about 6 degrees N.
Is 32 degrees N and 12 degrees E in the southern hemisphere?
32 N 12 E is in the northern hemisphere, and is in northern Libya.
What is the degrees in the northern hemisphere?
The Northern Hemisphere ranges from 0 degrees at the equator to 90 degrees at the North Pole.
What is the differences in degrees between a southern hemisphere and a northern hemisphere compass?
There is a 180-degree difference between a compass in the southern hemisphere and one in the northern hemisphere. This is due to the magnetic field lines of the Earth, which determine the orientation of the compass needle based on the geographic location.
Is Belize in the northern hemisphere?
Yes, at 17 degrees.
Is Aruba in the southern hemisphere?
No, Aruba is not in the southern hemisphere. It is located in the Caribbean Sea in the northern hemisphere.
What hemisphere is 20 degrees north 35 degrees west?
"20 degrees north" is completely in the northern hemisphere, regardless of longitude. "35 degrees west" is completely in the Western Hemisphere, regardless of latitude.
Is Portugal in th southern hemisphere?
Yes, Portugal is in the Northern Hemisphere. Portugal's latitude is 38 degrees 42 minutes North latitude. That means that it's 38 degrees North of the Equator. Being north of the Equator places Portugal in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the temperature in the northern hemisphere when is summer season?
72 degrees
What latitude line divides the earth into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?
0 degrees or the Equator
