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Why are the days in summer long and nights short while in winter days are short and nights are long?
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∙ 10y ago
Assuming you're in the United States, the longest day of the year is the first day of summer. The shortest day of the year is the first day of winter. Daylight hours get progressively shorter after the first day of summer until they reach their shortest, again this being the first day of winter. Therefore, the last day of autumn is the day before the day with the shortest number of daylight hours. So to answer your question, autumn does contain some days in December with the shortest number of daylight hours in the entire year. Hope that helps.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 10y agoSummer has longer daylight for the hemisphere (northern or southern) that is being tilted toward the Sun. That half now includes more of the "lighted half" of the Earth. When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is winter in the southern. Only at the spring and autumn equinoxes are the daytime periods about the same length in both hemispheres.
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∙ 12y agoSummer = long days
Vinter = long nights
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How are summer monsoons and winter monsoons alike?
They are both seasonal winds. Winter monsoons cause dry winter while summer monsoons cause wet summer.
Does the seasonal cycle occurs because Earth is closer to the sun in the summer than in the winter?
The Earth rotates on it's axis. In the summer, the Earth is tilted towards the sun. In the winter, the Earth is titled away from the sun. On the Earth, the northern regions (above the equator) have winter, while the southern regions (below the equator) have summer. Then, the opposite becomes true. The southern regions have winter, while the norther regions have summer. The distance nearer and farther from the sun makes no difference as far as the Earth's summer and winter is concerned.
Why is there winter and summer?
Why We Have Winter and SummerWe have winter and summer because the Earth circles around the sun. While many believe the temperature changes occur because the Earth is closer to the sun in summer and farther away from the sun in winter, the Earth is actually farther from the sun in summer and closer to the sun in winter. The temperature changes are actually caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis. The sun's rays hit the earth at a steep angle and do not spread out as much. As such, it increases the amount of energy on every given spot and causes temperatures to rise.In winter, just the opposite is true. The sun's rays hit the Earth at a shallower angle, which decreases the energy on any given point. Thus, the temperatures decrease.In addition, longer winter nights help to prevent the warming of the Earth.During the winter, the sun's rays hit the Earth at a shallow angle. These rays are more spread out, which minimizes the amount of energy that hits any given spot. Also, the long nights and short days prevent the Earth from warming up. Thus, we have winterNO . distance does NOT do anything about the seasons .We have seasons because the earth is tilted as it makes it's yearly journey around the sun .
Why does the southern hemisphere have summer while the north hemisphere has winter?
it has to do with how close the sun is to earth
Why is the sun lower in winter than in summer?
the world spins and in winter i think were on the dark side its because the temperature drops down to lower side in winter while in summer the sun blazes and the temperature is higher
What night I longer winter or summer?
The summer nights are shorter while the winter nights are longer.
Are the nights long in a desert?
The lengths of days and nights in the desert are the same as with any area of the world at the same latitude. In the summer the nights are short while in the winter the nights are long. Over a year's period they average 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness per day.
When it is winter in the northern hemisphere it is summer in the....?
Yes, the Southern Hemisphere is in winter while the northern is in summer
What would happen if some days are very long while some are very short?
That already happens in polar regions during summer and winter.
Do whales sleep in the summer?
No. While they do sleep in the Summer, they do not sleep any more in the Summer than in the Winter.
How are summer monsoons and winter monsoons alike?
They are both seasonal winds. Winter monsoons cause dry winter while summer monsoons cause wet summer.
Is it in Bible that you can tell the winter from the summer?
No. But the Bible says that summer and winter will not stop. Genesis 8:22 "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease."
In what season is angle of separation greatest summer or winter?
im learning about it in science but i believe summer because in the summer you get direct rays from the sun while in winter you get indirect -jaila s
What are the summer and winter temperatures for the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Ocean has varying temperatures during the summer and winter months. During the summer, the Pacific Ocean is about 60 degrees Fahrenheit while in the winter it is approximately 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
What does 'hot deserts usually have a large and seasonal temperature range' mean?
While deserts can get quite hot in the summer months, the temperature can, on occasion, get quite cold for short periods in the winter. Summer high temperatures may exceed 100 degrees F. but the temperature may fall to well below 20 degrees F. for short periods in the winter.
Why does the gulf of Mexico stay cooler than the land during summer?
It stays cooler because it is soo deep so it will take a while to warm up which means that the gulf is warmer than the land during the winter. In short it takes all winter to cool all summer to warm.
How long is a lunar night?
It really depends if it is Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter. When it is winter, the nights are much longer. When it is summer, the nights are much shorter. When it is Spring or Fall, the night time'will be as long as the day simply because of the Equinox.
