How far is Earth's magnetic axis tilted from its geographic axis?

Answer 1

The magnetic north pole, which is not the same as the geographic north pole is currently situated in the Canadian Arctic. It's moving towards Russia at a rate of about 55 km a year. So, the answer to your question will be different every time you ask it.

Answer 2

The axis of the earth's rotation is tilted roughly 23 and 1/2 degrees with respect to a line perpendicular to the ecliptic plane (the plane of the earth's orbit). This tilt is responsible for the variation of the seasons outside of the earth's tropical zone. It is also the origin of the imaginary lines defined on the earth's surface at 23.5 degrees North and South latitude (the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn), and the lines at 23.5 degrees from the poles (the Arctic and Antarctic Circles). The band between the Tropics defines the maximum extent by which the sun can depart from being directly over the equator during the course of a year. The polar Circles define the areas within which it is possible for the sun to remain above or below the horizon for more than 24 hours.

Answer 3

It's easy to do a simple experiment to answer that question. Just shine a flashlight

on a tennis ball. No matter how you turn them and twist them, the flashlight always

illuminates 1/2 of the ball ... 50% ... no more and no less.

Since the earth and the moon are both almost exactly ball-shaped, there is always

half of the earth and half of the moon illuminated, and the other half of each in dark.

Answer 4

23.5 degrees-just right so we dont burn up or freeze.

Answer 5

It sounds like you are asking about the tilt of the earth's axis. That is about 23.4 degrees. This tilt is relative to the plane of earth's orbit around the sun.

Answer 6

Earth is tilted 23.5° relative to its plane of rotation around the Sun.

Answer 7

It's tilted about 11 degrees from its rotational axis. (If that's what you meant.)

Answer 8

The Earth's rotational axis makes an angle of about 66.5 degrees with

the plane of Earth's orbit. That is, it's not "straight up and down".

Answer 9

The rotational axis makes an angle of about 66.5 degrees with the orbital plane.

(For some reason, a lot of people feel that it should naturally be 90 degrees.)

Answer 10

23.44 degrees towards the sun