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Why temperature Will be higher at the Tropic of Capricorn than at the Tropic of Cancer?
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Which is higher tropic of cancer or tropic of Capricorn?
The Tropic of Cancer is farther north.
What part of Canada doesn't get that much sun?
Since it is higher up on the earth, then it gets less direct sunlight than ex. a place near the Tropic of Capricorn through the tropic of cancer
Which distance is greater The distance between the North and South poles The distance around the Tropic of Capricorn The distance around the Equator The distance around the Tropic of Cancer?
== == The perimeter of the equator is the greatest because the earth is a flattened sphere shape due to the influence of centrifugal force - a result of its rotation. The tropic of Cancer is slightly greater than the Tropic of Capricorn as there is a majority of continental land in the north. Land has a higher elevation than sea and to go around it you have to go to a higher elevation (radius) which means a greater perimeter. The north south distance is the least as it is a straight line.
What is an equinox and when are they in the calendar year?
In each year there are 2 solstices and 2 equinoxes (winter solstice, Summer solstice, Autumn equinox and Spring Equinox).Equinoxes:The Earth has 3 imaginary lines running across it - the equator, the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. When the plane of the Sun (the line around its circumference) is parallel to the equator, it is an equinox. These occur in Spring and Autumn (I think it's the 21st) on the days when the day and night are equal lengths. You can search this easily on Google.Solstices:The Earth has 3 imaginary lines running across it - the equator, the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. When the Tropic of Cancer (a line running parallel to the equator but just slightly higher) is parallel with the plane of the Sun (the line around the Sun's circumference) it is the Summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere. When the Tropic of Capricorn (a line just below the equator, running parallel to the equator) is parallel with the Sun's plane, it is the Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere. For the Southern hemisphere (half of the globe) the Solstices happen on the opposite dates.These solstices happen once in Summer on the longest day of the year and once in Winter on the shortest day of the year.The facts have been given (I hope!) though the reasons and subsequent effects have not been given due to lack of time and not having a diagram (without which it would be difficult to explain).
Is the sun higher in the sky at noon at the Arctic Circle on June 21st or at the Tropic of Cancer on December 21st?
Well, let's do the math. On June 21, the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, at 23.5 degrees north; that's the declination of the Sun. The Arctic Circle (your latitude) is at 66.5 degrees north, so the noon Sun would be at an elevation of 90 - latitude + declination: 90 - 66.5 + 23.5 = 47 degrees. (Roughly; I'm rounding off the numbers to the nearest half to make the math easier. ) Let's do a sanity check on that number. At the North Pole on the Equinox, the Sun is above the equator, and would appear to be on the horizon, so 90 - 90 + 0 = 0. Yup. On December 21 the Sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn, at -23.5 degrees. So, the noon elevation of the Sun above the horizon at the Tropic of Cancer would be 90 - 23.5 + (-23.5) = 43 degrees. So, the answer is that the Sun is higher at the Arctic Circle.
Why do areas close to the equator have a maximum duration of 12 hours of daylight?
Longer days at higher latitudes are a result of the Earth's tilt, which makes one pole of the Earth continuously in either day or night. Areas near the tropics (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn) do not experience longer or shorter days because they are not tilted far enough toward or away from the Sun. They experience days and nights of about 12 hours each all year long.
Is the sun ever directly overhead at mid day in Dallas Texas?
No, the sun is never directly over any point on earth north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5° north latitude and 23.5° south latitude respectively. Houston is located at around 30 degrees North, so the sun will always be towards the south of overhead. On June 21st at noon, the sun is only 7 degrees shy of shining ''directly overhead", namely at 83 degrees above the southern horizon. This is pretty high up, in fact much higher than it ever gets in Europe.
Are the latitudes north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called high middle or low latitude regions?
"High" latitudes. The equator has a latitude of zero. The area between the Tropic of Cancer (at 23.5 degrees north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (at 23.5 degrees south) are the "tropics" or low latitudes. The "polar regions" are above the Arctic Circle or below the Antarctic Circle, where the latitudes are higher than 66.5 degrees (north or south) are "high". The areas between the tropics and the arctic/antarctic are called "mid-latitudes or "temperate zones".
Why is so much energy lost and where does it go in tropic levels?
In higher tropic levels, energy is lost because of the higher area of living. Metabolic activity is something else that plays a big part in the loss of energy at the tropic level.
What causes greater thermal conduction at the earth's surface?
The earth is spherical, causing different distance to the sun. The middle part of the earth known as the Equator, is the closet to the sun, causing higher temperature than the other parts, the Tropics Of Cancer and Capricorn are above and below the Equator causing low temperature than that of the equator. And followed by the Arctic and Antarctic region, which are the coldest part of the earth because they are the farthest from the sun.
Do the sun rays ever shine directly overhead in Houston?
No, the sun is never directly over any point on earth north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5° north latitude and 23.5° south latitude respectively. Houston is located at around 30 degrees North, so the sun will always be towards the south of overhead. On June 21st at noon, the sun is only 7 degrees shy of shining ''directly overhead", namely at 83 degrees above the southern horizon. This is pretty high up, in fact much higher than it ever gets in Europe.
What percentage of a lower tropic level and energy flows to the next higher tropic level?
The lower region will flow to the higher region as much as possible. The two sides will become equal to each other.in this process.
