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Is it true during the June solstice the Sun never sets north of the Arctic Circle?
Yes, at the moment of the June solstice every point on Earth north of the Arctic Circle is sunlit.
Does the tropic of cancer or tropic of Capricorn experience weeks where the sun never rises?
No... That only happens north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle.
When chords intersect in a circle the vertical angles formed intercept conruent arcs always sometimes never?
Sometimes
Which two lines of latitude show the edge of an area where at least one night in the summer the sun never sets and one day in the winter the sun never rises?
It's the arctic circle. (the other one is the antarctic circle) They're 23 degrees away from the poles, 'cause that the angle of tilt on the Earth.
Does Antarctica touch the Arctic Circle?
No. Whatever way you travel from one to the other, the trip can never be less than about 9,000 miles.
Between which two dates of the year does it never get darker than astronomical twilight at the latitude of the Arctic Circle?
April 3 and September 8
On what day does the sun never set on the arctic circle?
The day of the summer solstice, normally reckoned as June 21.
In the polor regions what is the midnight sun?
All lands north of the arctic circle (or south of the antarctic circle) will experience at least one day of the year where the sun never sets. This is know as 'the midnight sun.'
Is the desert fox stronger than an arctic fox?
The desert fox (fennec fox) is a very small animal and would be no match for the much larger arctic fox. They would never meet for such an encounter in nature. The arctic fox is found north of the Arctic Circle and lives in the tundra while the fennec lives in the Sahara.
Where would you find the Land of the midnight sun?
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitude north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle, where the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous 24 hours, mostly north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle.
What causes the 24 hours of daylight north of the arctic circle during the summer solstice?
The Earth is tipped or inclined in respect to the direction of our orbit, so that the North Pole is pointed at the same angle off of the vertical all year round. At one point in our orbit, the North Pole is pointing more towards tho Sun than it is six months later, when it will point slightly away from the Sun. When the Earth is tipped toward the Sun, the Sun passes over higher in the sky, and the area inside the Arctic Circle are exposed to the Sun for days at a time. Six months later, the Sun does not come up for days at a time. If the Earth was pointing straight up relative to the plane of our planets orbit, the length of the days would never change.
Why are the sun rays never vertical on the Arctic Circle?
Because the Earth's axis is tilted by 23.5 degrees, it only allows the sun to be overhead at some time of the year in locations between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 deg N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 deg S). The Arctic Circle is at 66.5 deg N, so the sun is never directly overhead at any time of the year.
