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How are winters in the Northern Hemisphere different from winters in the Southern Hemisphere?
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In the Southern Hemisphere the winters are warmer than in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Why days are smaller in winters?
Days are not smaller, they are shorter. This is because the earth spins with its axis tilted and in the winter the northern hemisphere is pointing away from the Sun - this makes Northern days shorter and Southern days longer.
What causes there to be different seasons in the different hemispheres on the earth?
There is a lot of land in the north; that makes the summers hotter and the winters colder. There is a lot of ocean in the south; that makes the seasons milder.The earth is nearest the sun in January and farthest in July; that makes northern winter warmer and summer cooler. It also makes southern summer hotter and winter colder.
In New Zealand are the seasons different?
The plane of the circle on which the earth circles the Sun is called the Ecliptic. Our Earth has its spin axis inclined 23.4o from this plane. So, about half of the time the Southern Hemisphere is more tilted towards the Sun, and the other half of the time, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. This tilt, when towards the sun, means that the hemisphere is closer to the sun, and the days are longer, and thus it is warmer. And since NZ and Lithuania are in two different hemispheres, the Northern Summers and and the Southern Winters are at the same time.
What is the significance of tropic of cancer for India?
India is divided into two halves by the tropic of cancer. The southern half lies in the tropical zone and experiences very mild winters, while the northern half lies in the temperate zone and experiences cool winters.
Why is winter longer than summer?
The southern hemisphere's winters are about 4½ days longer than their summers, and the northern hemisphere's summers are about 4½ days longer than their winters, because the earth travels fastest in its orbit at its perihelion, when it's closest to the sun, which happens in early January, and it travels slowest at its aphelion, when it's farthest from the sun, which happens in early July.
Do spruce trees grow better in northern or southern forests?
Spruce trees grow better in the northern hemisphere. This is because they need colder winters and they need snowy weather making it easier to grow in the northern hemisphere.
Why do the teams of Indian scientist leave for Antarctica during winters and come back before summer?
The seasons are reversed between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Scientists who leave the Northern Hemisphere -- in the fall, for example, arrive in the Southern Hemisphere, which is experiencing exactly the opposite season -- spring.
What is the hemisphere nearest the south pole?
Each hemisphere has cold winters and hot summers. This is because the seasons are reversed. E.g: In America (Northern Hemisphere) their Christmas is in winter and is very cold, but in Australia (Southern Hemisphere) their Christmas is in Summer and is very hot. See even though they happen at the same time they have completely different climates - the seasons are just reversed.
Why aren't Southern Hemisphere summers warmer than Northern Hemisphere summers?
The Earth is closer to the Sun by about 3 million miles (5 million km) in January than in July. This would seem to make the summer temperatures hotter in the Southern Hemisphere (and the winters colder). However, this is only true of localized regions. Most of the Southern hemisphere is water, which does not increase in temperature as much as land. The maritime climates of the Southern hemisphere are often cooler during their summer than summer in the continental areas of the Northern hemisphere.
Why days are smaller in winters?
Days are not smaller, they are shorter. This is because the earth spins with its axis tilted and in the winter the northern hemisphere is pointing away from the Sun - this makes Northern days shorter and Southern days longer.
What effect does an aphelion have in each hemisphere?
It doesn't, really, much. The effect of apsis is completely swamped by the effect of axial tilt. I believe that southern hemisphere summers tend to be hotter, and southern hemisphere winters colder, than corresponding latitudes in the northern hemisphere due to the date of apsis (early January). But I don't know for certain that this is true.
What causes there to be different seasons in the different hemispheres on the earth?
There is a lot of land in the north; that makes the summers hotter and the winters colder. There is a lot of ocean in the south; that makes the seasons milder.The earth is nearest the sun in January and farthest in July; that makes northern winter warmer and summer cooler. It also makes southern summer hotter and winter colder.
A constellation that is seen in the northern during early winters?
In the Northern hemisphere, the constellation seen in the early winter months is Aries.
In New Zealand are the seasons different?
The plane of the circle on which the earth circles the Sun is called the Ecliptic. Our Earth has its spin axis inclined 23.4o from this plane. So, about half of the time the Southern Hemisphere is more tilted towards the Sun, and the other half of the time, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. This tilt, when towards the sun, means that the hemisphere is closer to the sun, and the days are longer, and thus it is warmer. And since NZ and Lithuania are in two different hemispheres, the Northern Summers and and the Southern Winters are at the same time.
Where is the sunlight more direct in June?
This depends on where you're at on the planet, especially if you're talking about northern hemisphere vs. southern. So the question doesn't really make sense. The equator gets the most sunlight overall than any other place on earth, but in the northern hemisphere's summer (June), the most direct rays of the sun would be further north from the equator, while in the southern hemisphere (June would be winter), it would be further away. But the southern hemisphere, in places like Argentina or Australia, has milder winters overall because there is more ocean and less land which buffers temperatures vs. the northern hemisphere which has more landmass than ocean and therefore gets colder in winter.
Why are there fewer temperate forests in the southern hemisphere?
why there is fewer temperate forests in southern hemisphere
How did Sir Edmund Hillary originally make a living?
He was a beekeeper - it kept his southern winters (Northern Summers) free for climbing
