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What is it called when time is reckoned by the position of the sun?
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What is apparent solar time determined by?
Its position and apparent movement around the sky. "Apparent solar time" is based on the "apparent solar day", reckoned by defining as 'solar noon' the moment of the Sun's highest altitude above the horizon on any given day. (That's when the Sun crosses the observer's meridian.) Apparent solar days do not have the exact same length (from one solar noon to the next) throughout the year, which is surprising to some at first. This is why the first approaches to creating a solid "standard time" involved determining the length of the 'mean solar day' (average solar day).
If you are playing outside and you judge time by the position of the sun in the sky which of these are you using to gauge time?
apparent solar time
On what day does the sun never set on the arctic circle?
The day of the summer solstice, normally reckoned as June 21.
Describe how the position of the sun appears to change over a day?
The position of the sun changes during the day due to the rotation of the Earth. As the Earth rotates the sun begins to move, changing from daytime to nigh time.
Areas farther north or south of the equator receive from sunlight?
Areas farther north or south of the equator reception of the sun depends with the position of the sun at the time.
How can you tell time through sun's position?
if you know that where sun rises that is east and the position of east you can easily tell the time by seeing the sun
What is a tool that shows the time of the day by position and length of the shadow the sun casts on a surface called?
Sundial is the term
What is a sun dial?
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun
When clocks where not there how time was seen?
The position of the sun.
What does a sun dial show?
The approximate time of the day, based on the position of the sun.
How did early man calculate time?
they used the position of the sun and at night the position of the stars
How did Paleolithic people tell the time?
Probably by the position of the sun.
What is a dial?
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun
How can you tell the time without a clock?
You can tell the time by looking at the sun's position. A great time teller is the sunflower wich turns after the sun on how he moves .
What is apparent solar time determined by?
Its position and apparent movement around the sky. "Apparent solar time" is based on the "apparent solar day", reckoned by defining as 'solar noon' the moment of the Sun's highest altitude above the horizon on any given day. (That's when the Sun crosses the observer's meridian.) Apparent solar days do not have the exact same length (from one solar noon to the next) throughout the year, which is surprising to some at first. This is why the first approaches to creating a solid "standard time" involved determining the length of the 'mean solar day' (average solar day).
How long does the protostellar stage last for a star like your sun?
This stage is reckoned to last for about 100,000 years.
In What position is the sun in the summer?
To give the co-ordinates of the sun the exact time and location of the observer is required.
