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Why do some Earth locations have days when the sun never sets and when the days never rises?
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Imagine you are standing at the North Pole. As the Earth rotates, you stay in the same place just rotating, it's like being at the centre of a roundabout.
Through the day, the Sun never rises or sets, it just keeps going round the horizon at the same height (in the summer). In the winter you won't see the Sun for 6 months.
So that is a place where the Sun shines all the time. At places near the Pole, the Sun does move up and down but not by much.
At the Arctic circle on June 21, at midnight, the Sun goes down but just grazes the northern horizon and starts to rise immediately. Everywhere north of that circle has the midnight sun for a period round June 21, about 6 weeks in the far north of Norway.
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Why are days getting shorter in south Florida?
Days are currently getting shorter in all of the northern hemisphere because we are past the summer solstice continuing to the winter solstice. The tilt of the earth causes days to get longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. The further north or south you are the more extreme these changes are. (near the poles there is a period of a few months where the sun never rises in winter, and never sets in summer)
Does the moon rise and set every day?
Yes, unless you happen to be in the Polar Regions where there are days where the moon never rises/sets. The moon rises at a different time each day due to it's constant orbit around our planet.
If tonight the phase of the moon is full when it rises what will be the phase 4 days from now?
If tonight the phase of the moon is full when it rises what will be the phase 4 days from now is in the waning gibbous stage.
The planet revolves around the sun once every what?
Every Year, but each year is different for each planet: Mercury- 88 Earth Days (.25 Earth Years) Venus- 255 Earth Days (.7 Earth Years) Earth- 365 Earth Days (1 Earth Year) Mars- 687 Earth Days (1.8 Earth Years) Jupiter- 4,346 Earth Days (11.9 Earth Years) Saturn- 10,774 Earth Days (29.5 Earth Years) Uranus- 30,680 Earth Days (84 Earth Years) Neptune- 60,625 Earth Days (165 Earth Years)
When will moon be directly overhead in first quarter?
To be directly overhead the moon must be at the correct latitude. For some locations this is simply not possible because the moon's orbit is nearly in the plane of the equator. For other locations, it is necessary to know the latitude of your location.
Where on the Earth are the lengths of days equal?
Length of days are never equal
Why does some locations can have days without the sun riseing or setting?
Because of the axial tilt of the earth and the position of the earth in its orbit around the sun
Why are days getting shorter in south Florida?
Days are currently getting shorter in all of the northern hemisphere because we are past the summer solstice continuing to the winter solstice. The tilt of the earth causes days to get longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. The further north or south you are the more extreme these changes are. (near the poles there is a period of a few months where the sun never rises in winter, and never sets in summer)
What best explains why thunderstorms usually form on warm days?
The warm air over the Earth's surface rises and pushes the clouds higher.
How would the earth appear to move in the sky as the moon made one revolution around the earth?
That would depend on where you're standing, which you forgot to mention.I have a sneaking hunch, though, that you meant to ask: "To a person standingon the Moon, how does the Earth appear as the moon revolves once around it ?"That's easy to answer.-- The person is either standing on the side of the moon that always faces Earth,or else he isn't.-- If he's standing on the side of the moon that always faces Earth, then theEarth is always in his sky, going through a full set of phases but never rising,setting, or even moving much. The sun rises and sets in his sky, one completecycle every 29.53 Earth days, but the Earth always stays right where it is.-- If he's standing on the side of the moon that never faces Earth, then he hasnever seen the Earth. If he knows anything about it, that's only because he hasread about it in books, or else heard of it in the songs of the itinerant troubadours.The sun rises and sets in his sky, one complete cycle every 29.53 Earth days, butthe Earth has never been seen there.
How many days are in a eartn year?
I have never heard of an "eartn" year but an Earth year has about 365.2422 tropical days.
Why dont you see moon and stars in day?
You do see the moon in the day time. About 14 days out of 28 days you see the moon between sun-up to sun-set at any given spot on the Earth. Different 14 days for diffrent locations on the Earth.
Does the moon rise and set every day?
Yes, unless you happen to be in the Polar Regions where there are days where the moon never rises/sets. The moon rises at a different time each day due to it's constant orbit around our planet.
When the water table rises above the surface of the earth it forms a what?
If in an isolated spot, probably a spring, otherwise perhaps a swamp or a mere.Wetland is a preferred term these days to swamp.
How many days does the sun rise in a week?
The sun rises once every day.There are seven days in a week.Therefore the sun rises seven times in a week.
How many days does the sun appear to rise in a week?
There are seven days in a week.The sun rises each and every day.Therefore the sun rises seven times in a week.
How many days does the earth spin on its axis?
it never stops spining. One complete rotation of the earth on its axis is called ONE DAY
