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Why does the Arctic get less sun than other parts of planet Earth?
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∙ 8y ago
The sun gives off the same amount of heat, in every direction all the time.
Shine a flashlight on the middle of a watermelon. Notice how the light gets
all spread out near the top and bottom of the melon, so a point that's near
the top or bottom gets less light than a point in the middle gets.
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∙ 10y ago
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What is the female part of a planet called?
Planets are not alive, so they don't have female parts or male parts. They don't have a gender at all, though some people do call this planet "Mother Earth."
Is earth's surface currently moving away from the rest of the planet?
No. The surface of the earth is held to the planet by gravity. However parts of the surface move relative one to another - this is called plate tectonics.
What is the hemisphere on the moon planet?
Any half of a planet with a great circle as a boundary can be called a hemisphere. Most often the equator is used as a boundary dividing the planet into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere. The Earth has an accepted "prime meridian" (which runs through Greenwich England) and the continuation of that meridian divides the Earth into an eastern and a western hemisphere.
How does the outer core of the earth produce the earth's gravitational pull?
Gravitation is towards the center of the Earth, but this is just the combined force of different parts of planet Earth pulling us in different direction.Gravitation is towards the center of the Earth, but this is just the combined force of different parts of planet Earth pulling us in different direction.Gravitation is towards the center of the Earth, but this is just the combined force of different parts of planet Earth pulling us in different direction.Gravitation is towards the center of the Earth, but this is just the combined force of different parts of planet Earth pulling us in different direction.
Where are continental glaciers found today?
There are continental glaciers in and around the Arctic and Antarctic circles, and covering parts of Greenland and other polar region islands.
Why can it be summer on one part of the planet and winter on another?
the earth is tilted and some parts of it get direct sunlight and other parts dont.
When was the moon born?
The moon was born when earth smashed into another planet, but the leftover parts formed the moon when the two volcanic planets earth and the other crashed.
What is the female part of a planet called?
Planets are not alive, so they don't have female parts or male parts. They don't have a gender at all, though some people do call this planet "Mother Earth."
When the earth rotates it does what?
Shows different parts of the planet Earth to the Sun.That is why we have day an night.
What are the parts of Earth?
like atmosphere, what are the other parts of the earth?
Why is the tilt of the earth causes for the seasons on your planet?
so all parts of the world get sunshine
What is earth planet made out of?
google parts of the earth and u will get the parts like the inner/outer core, mantle, crust, etc.. basically rock and melted rock
How are landforms different from place to place on earth?
as there are different environments on earth, it is possible for landforms to be different in various parts of our planet :)
What planet is closets planet to Uranus?
When they are all in the same parts of their orbits, Neptune and Saturn are closest. However, it occasionally works out that Earth can be closest to Uranus, if Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Neptune are all of the other side of the Sun.
How are major parts of the earth system related to each other?
How are the major parts of the earth system related to each other
Is earth's surface currently moving away from the rest of the planet?
No. The surface of the earth is held to the planet by gravity. However parts of the surface move relative one to another - this is called plate tectonics.
What parts of earth would you probably find the tundra?
found in cold regions, mostly north of the Arctic Circle (Arctic tundra) or above the timberline on high mountains (alpine tundra).
