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Why are there places on earth that experience polar days and polar nights?
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∙ 13y ago
i think because of the Earth's elliptical orbit, less sunlight reaches these places at the aphelion. =)
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∙ 13y ago
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What is polar satelite?
Which are usually launched in polar orbite and these polar orbit lie around north and south poles of earth and their angle with equitorial plane is 90'
Why is much of the sun's radiation reflected back in to space by earth?
Such reflection is called the albedo. For the earth it is 30 - 35%
Where is most of the solid water on earth?
glaciers and polar ice caps
Is the Earth's equatorial circumference the same as the polar circumference?
No. The polar circumference of the Earth is smaller than the equatorial circumference by about 41 miles or about 67 km. The Earth is a slightly "oblate spheroid" meaning it is slightly flattened (0.336%) at the poles, and bulging at the equator, due to its spin. The equatorial circumference of the Earth is about 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles). The polar circumference of the Earth is about 40,008 kilometers (24,860 miles). See related questions and links for additional details.
Where is the equator in a polar projection?
A polar projection of the earth shows a pole (north or south, depending on the projection) at the center of a circular map. The equator is the circumference of the circle.
What parts of earth does the sun warms?
The sun warms the whole Earth, more in some places like the equatorial areas; less in some places like the polar areas.
Do polar bears and penguins live together?
No, they live at opposite ends of the earth. Polar bears live in the Arctic (north) and penguins live in the Antarctic and other places only in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which place not occurce snake in earth?
There are very few places on earth not inhabited by snakes. These include some islands, the country of Ireland and the polar regions.
What two places on Earth do not have a 24 hour cycle of day and night?
The polar areas during the solstice periods.
Will the sun rise tomorrow?
In most places, yes. However, as of November, places near the north pole will not experience another sunrise for several months. Polar winters are dark.
Very long days or nights occur at the?
Near the polar regions.
Is the Mojave Desert a polar desert?
no polar is Antarctica and cold places
Where are the earth's polar areas?
The earth's polar areas are at ARCTIC to the north and ANTARCTIC to the south of the equator.
Why are some parts of the earth able to experience the four seasons?
the tilt of the earth The rotation of the earth around the sun Yes, it's a factor of Temperate Climate, that is not tropical or polar. It is to do with the varying proximity to the sun affecting temperature & so on.
Why Delhi does not experience midday sun?
Delhi does experience the mid day Sun. ALL part of earth experience the mid day Sun (although the polar regions do not for 6 months of the year and sometimes clouds shade the Sun on some days.
What polar zones are also called?
Earth's polar zones are also called the Earth's Frigid Zones.
Where does a Maritime Polar form?
maritime polar form in cold/dry places.
