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Every place on the earth receives the same amount of sunlight each year. Every city gets the same amount of sunlight whether or not it is nearer to the Equator or the North Pole, which is six months of daylight and six months of nighttime.
AnswerEvery place on the earth receives the same amount of sunlight each year. At the extremes, the North Pole gets 6 months of sunlight between the spring and autumn equinoxes while the South Pole is getting 6 months of darkness. So, every city in North America gets the same amount of sunlight whether or not it is nearer to the Equator or the North Pole, which is six months of daylight and six months of nighttime.
The Equator receives 12 hours of sunlight every day all year. The poles only receive six months of sunlight, and the Northern Hemisphere experiences different amounts of sunlight in hours each day, depending on the season.
It is based upon the tilt of the earth's axis. At the top of the earth (North Pole), the earth receives either very little light or too much light. Near the north pole, they receive 6 months of darkness followed by 6 months of light. Keep in mind that this is not total darkness or total sun for these months but the months get gradually darker or lighter as the season progresses.
yes my cousin lived in anchorage for two years and the had 6 months of light and 6 months of darkness
Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.Every planet gets sunlight, but the farther away the planet, the less sunlight it will receive per unit area.
Yes. The reason Alaska has 6 months in the day and night, is because the Earth's axis is tilted. Meaning that Alaska is in the North and in the spring and summer it will point at the sun. In the winter and fall, the sun will point to the opposite way from the sun.
The south pole experiences a phenomenon called polar night, during which there is continuous darkness for about six months. This means that the south pole experiences no sunlight for roughly half of the year.
Due to the position of the South Pole on Earth, it receives much less sunlight than most other places on the planet. During the Antarctic winter-time, sunlight may not be present for months on end.
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it is not the angle of the sun, but the Tilt of the earth as it orbits around the sun that impacts the number of hours of sunlight we experience in a day. During the summer the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and receives more hours of sunlight. Conversely the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away and it receives less hours of sunlight an they experience Winter. That is why the Artic regions experience periods when the sun may be visible all day long in the summer months and they have periods where no sun is visible during the winter months. The Tilt of the earth is approximately 22 degrees relative to our rotation.