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What is the projections of Earth's rotational axis on the sky?
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The celestial axis. It is the point around which all stars in the sky travel. Polaris, the North Star, lies approximately on this line
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semi major axis of the spheroid
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How does the orientation of earths axis relate to the position of the sun in the sky?
The answer has to do with the orbit..... i dont even know the answer..... but u should look for other answers on this app its really good-Karen RosaMom of 2 kids
Explain how earths tilted axis is responsible for seasons?
The Babylonians are credited with the first systematic astronomical observations. They used the concept of angles to describe the positions of objects in the sky and they were the first to divide a circle into 360 equal degrees.
Why pole star looks stationary while all other stars appear to move?
As the Earth spins on it axis, the stars appear to move across the sky as we see them from the Earths surface. The pole star does not shift much from its position throughout the night though. This is because the axis about which the Earth is turning is pointing in its direction, towards the north (and out towards the south too).
When the sun is higher in the sky in summer why is it hotter?
because the earht spins on its axis
Does a day need time for the sun to drift completely around the sky or the moon to drift completely around the sky or the earth to turn completely on its axis?
A day is defined by the time it takes the earth to spin once around it's axis.
Which best describes the parallelism of the earths axis?
The axis is always aimed toward a point in the sky near Polaris :))
What can be observed by earths rotation on its axis?
The passage of the sun across the sky during daylight, and the stars circling round the axis during darkness.
What causes the 24 hour change in the sky?
earth completes a full rotation on its axis and thats why we have day and night because of much direct light earths getting from the sun
Why is the sun higher in the sky in the the summer and lower in the winter?
why the sun is higher in summer is because the earths top of the axis is pointed to the sun which makes this hotter and in winter the axis is pointed away from the sun which makes it colder
What happens in the sky every 24 hours?
earth completes a full rotation on its axis and thats why we have day and night because of much direct light earths getting from the sun
An orbit in which a satellite travels at the same speed as the earths rotational speed is called?
That's a 'geosynchronous' orbit. If it also happens to be over the equator, so that the satellite appears to stay at the same point in the sky, then it's a 'geostationary' orbit.
What is the earths axis point?
The north end of the earth's axis points toward a point in the sky that's a little less than 1/3 of a degree from Polaris. That's why, as close as we can tell by our eyes, Polaris appears to mark the north pole of the sky, everything else we can see appears to circle Polaris, and we call Polaris the 'North Star'. The south end of the earth's axis points to a spot in the southern sky with no comparably bright star nearby to mark it.
How does the north star still help with navigation?
By telling wheres North, South, East, and West. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently the North Star is located in the sky coincident with Earth Rotational Axis. It therefore indicates the position of True North (hence its name!).
How does the orientation of earths axis relate to the position of the sun in the sky?
The answer has to do with the orbit..... i dont even know the answer..... but u should look for other answers on this app its really good-Karen RosaMom of 2 kids
The sun rises very high in the sky at earths?
The sun appears to rise and set due to Earth's rotation on its axis, not its position in the sky. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky at noon, known as solar noon, which varies depending on your location on Earth. The height of the sun in the sky affects the intensity of sunlight and weather conditions.
The sky is what?
The sky is the atmosphere of Earth and any visible part of the universe, as observed from Earths surface.
Why does the colour of sky appear blue?
the sunlight interacts with the earths atmosphere and makes the sky blue
