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How did Ptolemy explain day or night and the length of a year using his model?
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About how many hours of daylight will there be in the Northern Hemisphere on the fall equinox?
The equinox is the point in time where the Sun crosses the equator and there is no tilt to the Earth, thus there are approximately the same number of hours of light and darkness in both hemispheres. The term "equinox" comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night).
What paint should be used for model car wheels?
You should use plastic only spray paint for them and then let them sit over night.
What part of speech is the night?
"night" is a noun
How many starry night painting did van gogh paint?
4 The Starry Night, Starry Night Over The Rhone, Starry Night Over The Rhone 2 and Starry Night Over The Rhone 3
What is 'Starry Night' about?
The painting is about a starry night. The song is a tribute to Vincent van Gogh.
Explain day and night?
day is cooler night is dark
What is length of the day in a autumnal equinox?
During the Autumn equinox the length of the day and night are nearly equal. The length of the day on the equinox is approximately twelve hours.
How did Copernicus explain day or night and the length of a year using his model?
Those who believed in a geocentric model believed that night was simply the time when the Sun was 'behind' the Earth, while day was when it was on the same side as the viewer. The base principle was actually pretty similar to our own, they just had the wrong body revolving. Specific religious beliefs, such as the ancient Egyptian one that the Sun spent the night traveling through the underworld, are the main differences from this belief.
What is the phenomenon called when day and night are the same length?
The length of day and night is equal at the Vernal and Autumnal equinox.
When are day and night the same length and what is the phenomenon called?
The length of day and night is equal at the Vernal and Autumnal equinox.
Where on Earth are day and night of equal length throughout the year?
Day and night are of equal length throughout the year at the equator.
How did the Amazon tribe explain day and night?
The Amazon tribe explain day as the time to gather goods and night as time to preform rituals.
Are day and night equal really equal on the equinox?
Yes, during an equinox the length of the day and the length of the night are actually the same.
What is the message of the myth of Nyx?
To explain the night.
What is the length of night on the desert?
The length of day and night depend upon the season of the year and the latitude of the desert. Over a year it averages 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
What is it when day and night are the same length?
An Equinox
What is the length of a night crawler?
25 cm
