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What is true when the nothern half of earth is tilted toward the sun?
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∙ 12y ago
In that case, it is basically summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
In that case, it is basically summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere.
In that case, it is basically summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere.
In that case, it is basically summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agothat all depends on what country you are in!
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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∙ 11y agoThe southern hemisphere is tilted "towards the sun" during the northern winter. This is the time of their summer.
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∙ 14y agoAt the moment the north part of the axis is most tilted towards the Sun, in the northern hemisphere Summer starts; in the southern hemisphere, Winter.
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∙ 12y agoIn that case, it is basically summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere.
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∙ 12y agoIf it is summer in the north, then it is winter in the south.
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∙ 11y agoit is winter in the northern hemisphere
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What month is it when neither half is tilted toward the sun?
June
During what season is Earth tilted the least?
The 'tilt' of the Earth's axis doesn't change. The axis always makes an angle of about 661/2 degrees with the plane of the Earth's orbit, and the north pole is always pointed toward the same spot in the sky, near the star Polaris. But as we ride around the sun in the course of a year, since the axis always points toward the same place, that means that the north pole is tilted toward the sun during half of the trip, and away from the sun during the other half. And there are two moments during the year when the axis is neither toward nor away from the sun ... those are always around March 21 and September 22. If you're on the half of Earth that's tilted toward the sun, then you have Spring and Summer. And if you're on the half of Earth that's tilted away from the sun, then you have Fall and Winter. (It has nothing to do with being closer or farther from the sun. It's all on account of the tilt.)
What causes summer to be so warm?
If Earth's axis was not tilted, there would be no seasons. The seasons occur because the axis on which Earth turns is tilted with respect to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun. The North Pole is tilted toward the Sun for half of the year, and the South Pole is tilted toward the Sun for the other half of the year. The hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun has a longer day, receives more of the Sun's rays, and receives them more directly than the hemisphere tilted away from the Sun. These conditions result in the season called summer.
Does Neptune turn sideways?
Not really; Neptune has its axis (its poles) tilted at 28o which is very similar to the Earth's tilt of 23o. Perhaps you are thinking of the planet Uranus which has its axis tilted 98o , which means that one of its poles is always pointed almost directly toward the Sun and the other pole is pointed toward the outer Solar System. This means that roughly one half of Uranus is always sunlit and the rest is always in darkness, which fits the word "sideways" pretty well.
What about the earth's axis stays the same and changes as it orbits the sun?
During a one-year period, the poles are always pointing to the same points in space no matter where the earth is in its orbit. That is why a different pole is tilted toward the sun every half year. Actually the direction that the poles point rotates, too, but it's so slow that it takes about 26,000 years to complete one cycle. That rotation is called the precession of the equinoxes.
In June is the southern half of Earth tilted toward or away from the sun?
Away.
Is the Earth's northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun or toward the sun?
Away for half of the year, and toward for the other half of the year.
What is true when northern half of earth is tilted toward the sun?
it is summer in the northern hemisphere
What month is it when neither half is tilted toward the sun?
June
Where did seasons come from?
The Earth's axis is tilted some 22.5 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic. This means that for half the year the north polar region points toward the sun, and half away.
What are seasons primarily caused by?
Seasons are caused by the tilt of the axis of rotation of the Earth, 23 and a half degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. This causes different hemispheres of the Earth to be tilted, either toward or away from the sun, at different times of year.
If the earth is rotating vertically then why is the sun setting downwards?
It is because,the earth is 66 & a half degrees tilted.
Is the earth titled 66 and half degrees away from the sun?
No, the Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees to the Sun.
What differentiates day from night?
Day can be defined as the period during which one half of the Earth (or any planet) is facing the Sun as the planet rotates. Spherical objects are only 50% illuminated by any point source of light. The Sun, being wider than the Earth, does illuminate very slightly more than half of the Earth. Night then exists for the half of the planet facing away from the Sun. Except on the equinoxes (first day of Spring or Fall) the illuminated region is not equally divided between northern and southern hemispheres. The Earth is tilted on its rotational axis, so that one of the the two hemispheres is tilted toward the Sun or away from the Sun. The hemisphere tilted toward the Sun is more illuminated, and the days will be longer than the nights.
During what season is Earth tilted the least?
The 'tilt' of the Earth's axis doesn't change. The axis always makes an angle of about 661/2 degrees with the plane of the Earth's orbit, and the north pole is always pointed toward the same spot in the sky, near the star Polaris. But as we ride around the sun in the course of a year, since the axis always points toward the same place, that means that the north pole is tilted toward the sun during half of the trip, and away from the sun during the other half. And there are two moments during the year when the axis is neither toward nor away from the sun ... those are always around March 21 and September 22. If you're on the half of Earth that's tilted toward the sun, then you have Spring and Summer. And if you're on the half of Earth that's tilted away from the sun, then you have Fall and Winter. (It has nothing to do with being closer or farther from the sun. It's all on account of the tilt.)
What is the earths axis and what does its tilt cause?
The Seasons. The Earth tilting toward the Sun causes summer (closer & more directly toward the suns rays) & Winter when it is tilted away causing the Sun's rays to hit the Earth in a glancing manner.
Why are its summer temperatures so high?
The Earth is tilted about 23 degrees from being straight up-and-down relative to the sun. When your half (northern or southern hemisphere) is tilted toward the sun, you get more direct sunlight and it's summer. When it's summer in one hemisphere, it's winter in the other.
