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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.)
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 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.
If the half-life of a radionuclide is 1 month is a sample of it completely decayed after 2 months?
No, it is not. If a radionuclide has a half-life of 1 month, half is gone after 1 month. Half of the half that is left will be gone after 2 months, and that will leave 1/4th of the original amount left after the second month.
which is true of pluto ?
Pluto has a moon that is about half its size
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.
In June is the southern half of Earth tilted toward or away from the sun?
Away.
What is true when northern half of earth is tilted toward the sun?
it is summer in the northern hemisphere
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.
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.)
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.
How is Earths tilted axis is responsible for seasons?
earths axis is responsible for seasons because if its tilted toward the sun then it would be summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern now if it was tilted away from the sun then it would be winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere
Which is correct month and a half or month and half?
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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.
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.
Why is half the year day and half the year night in the Antarctic?
Because of the way Earth is tilted on its axis and rotates around the sun.
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.
