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Winter is colder than Summer because the angle of the earth toward the Sun. The Earth is actually closer to the Sun during the northern Hemisphere winter but the hemisphere is angled way and gets less direct light.

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How many hemispheres are on your earth?

There are two hemispheres on Earth: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, divided by the equator. Each hemisphere experiences different seasons based on the tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to the Sun.


Why is summer the 3rd season of the year?

That depends on your perspective. If you live in the northern hemisphere, it is winter on the 1st of January, then comes spring and then comes summer. In the southern hemisphere, it would be the opposite, with the year starting in summer and then autumn and winter. In the northern hemisphere spring is often listed as the first season, and then you have summer second and autumn is third. Again, that would be reverse in the southern hemisphere.


How are seasons different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

They are different because of tilt of the earth on its axis


How does the earth's position affect seasons?

The earth's position affects seasons because the earth's axis of rotation is tilted about 23 and a quarter degrees to the plane of its yearly orbit around the sun. As the year progresses, the poles becomes closer and further from the sun. The summer solstice in the northern hemisphere occurs when the north pole is closest to the sun. The consequence of this tilting is that each hemisphere is warmed and cooled on an annual basis. These are the seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter.


Describe the position of the earth in relation to the sun in the winter and summer for the Northern Hemisphere?

The earth's axis of rotation is tilted relative to the Sun by about 23 degrees. As the earth circles the sun, spinning, the tilted axis keeps pointing to the same spot... roughly toward the star Polaris.During summer, the north pole is pointing 23 degrees toward the Sun... this means that the Sun is higher in the sky in the temperate latitudes, and the Suns rays are concentrated on a smaller area of lang.During winter the pole is tilted 23 degrees AWAY form the Sun, and the SUn is lower in the sky, and its light is therefore spread over a much larger area from a lower angle.In summer the energy input for the sun is high, in winter it is very low.

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Why does Africa have winter during Americas summer?

It is due to the tilting of the earth. When the northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun, the southern hemisphere tilts away. Since the northern hemisphere will be hit more directly by the Sun's rays, the weather will be warmer. The southern hemisphere will then experience cold weather since the Sun's rays will not be hitting as much. It will work the opposite way once the earth rotates around the Sun as the tilting position will be changing in relation to the Sun.


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How many hemispheres are on your earth?

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Where is the northern hemisphere in relation to the sun when it is in the southern hemisphere?

In summer, the N. Hemisphere is oriented toward the Sun, while the S. Hemisphere is oriented away. In the winter, the opposite is true. The Earth is actually closer to the Sun in the N. Hemisphere Winter than in the Summer.


Where is the southern hemisphere in relation to the sun when it is summer in the northern hemisphere?

In summer, the N. Hemisphere is oriented toward the Sun, while the S. Hemisphere is oriented away. In the winter, the opposite is true. The Earth is actually closer to the Sun in the N. Hemisphere Winter than in the Summer.


What country is known as down under?

Australia is known as "down under" because it is located in the Southern Hemisphere, which is often referred to as being "down under" in relation to the Northern Hemisphere.


What is it called where something is in relation to something else?

This concept is known as "relative position" or "spatial relationship." It helps describe the position of one object in relation to another or in a given context.


Why is summer the 3rd season of the year?

That depends on your perspective. If you live in the northern hemisphere, it is winter on the 1st of January, then comes spring and then comes summer. In the southern hemisphere, it would be the opposite, with the year starting in summer and then autumn and winter. In the northern hemisphere spring is often listed as the first season, and then you have summer second and autumn is third. Again, that would be reverse in the southern hemisphere.


Where is the Southern hemisphere in Relation to the sun when its summer in the northern hemisphere?

In summer, the N. Hemisphere is oriented toward the Sun, while the S. Hemisphere is oriented away. In the winter, the opposite is true. The Earth is actually closer to the Sun in the N. Hemisphere Winter than in the Summer.