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How tropic of cancer is related to the tilt of the earth axis?
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At the moment of the June solstice, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. It's the farthest north that the sun is ever directly over.
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What happens with the earth that causes seasons?
There isn't one, the seasons change bcos the earth is tilted over on it's axis by about 23 degrees from vertical and as it spins through space in orbit of the sun the tilt causes the sun's effect to move up and down the earth thereby changing the seasons, for reference look up tropic of cancer or tropic of capricorn.
What is the importance of the Tropic of Capricorn?
The Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost latitude, about 23.4 degrees of latitude south of the equator, where the sun can ever be exactly overhead (at the zenith). Not surprisingly, this latitude corresponds to the 23.4 degree tilt in the earth's axis relative to the ecliptic, the plane of earth's orbit around the sun.
What was the astronomical motion considered by Milankovitch as most related to the seasons?
Tilt of the Earth's Axis.
Is South Pole hot or cold?
For the same reason that the north pole is cold and north America is hot. The earth is hottest in the middle (the equator) and gets colder the further you get from the middle. It is hottest between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn which are the furthest points (north and south) where the sun is directly above it. In addition to rotating on its axis to make days and nights, the earth also tilts to create summer and winter. North of the equator summer occurs in the months of July and August while in the southern hemisphere summer is December and January.
How is seasons equinox and solstice reladed?
A solstice is the time of the year when the difference between the length of day and a night is at a maximum. At the Summer solstice the North Pole is at its maximum tilt towards the sun so that the Tropic of Cancer is facing the sun. At the Winter solstice the North Pole is at its maximum tilt away from the sun so that the Tropic of Capricorn is facing the sun.An equinox (literally, equal night) is the time of year when the day and night are of exactly the same length. These happen during the Spring and Autumn: the Polar axis is perpendicular the the Earth-Sun axis: the sun is directly above the equator.
Which direction the line of cancer runs?
The Tropic of Cancer pretty much stays where it is, varying a little bit north or south corresponding to slight wobbles of the Earth's axis of rotation. If you're standing on the Tropic of Cancer, and you want to stay on it while taking a long walk, then you walk either to the east or to the west.
What are the areas between the equator and the tropics called?
The major imaginary latitudinal lines on the earth's suface from north to south are - * the Arctic Circle * the Tropic of Cancer * the Equator * the Tropic of Capricorn * the Antarctic Circle
Does the Tropic of Cancer go through the Western Sahara in Africa?
Yes, it does. The Tropic of Cancer is at latitude 23 degrees 26 minutes north, and marks the northernmost point at which the Sun can be directly overhead at the Summer Solstice. This latitude varies slightly because of the precession and nutation of the Earth's spin axis.
What is the approiximate distance in degrees between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn?
The Tropic of Cancer is the parallel of roughly 23.5° north latitude. The Tropic of Capricorn is the parallel of roughly 23.5° south latitude. The angle between them has to be roughly 47°.
Why are the sun rays never vertical on the Arctic Circle?
Because the Earth's axis is tilted by 23.5 degrees, it only allows the sun to be overhead at some time of the year in locations between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 deg N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 deg S). The Arctic Circle is at 66.5 deg N, so the sun is never directly overhead at any time of the year.
What is the meaning of tropic of cancer?
It's the region of the Earth at around 23.5*N. The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are lines of latitude on the Earth's surface that correspond to the highest and lowest points in the Sun's annual migration (north and south) as observed from the Earth. In reality, the Earth, not the Sun, tilts on its axis and causes this "observed" movement of the Sun from north to south and back, corresponding to the seasonal changes. The latitude most often quoted for the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is 23.5 degrees north and south, but actually, that latitude is varying over a 41,000 year period and changes minutely each year. The area between these two lines is referred to as "the tropics."The parallel of latitude 23°27′ north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.The Tropic of Cancer is a geogrpahical line that runs across the globe above the equator. It, like the equator, is Imaginary and is a line of latitude. Its opposite is the Tropic of Capricorn.
How was the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn determined?
It is to indicate the start and end of the Tropics. It also shows the northernmost and southernmost points on Earth where the Sun shines directly overhead at midday in the June solstice and December solstice respectively.
Season shadow changes. How do the seasons change the angles of the sun?
If the axis on which the Earth is spinning. one revolution per day, were perfectly vertical there would be no seasons. The sun would be over the Equator at all times night and day, summer and winter. However the Earth's axis is tilted. This means that during one year, as the Earth goes round the Sun, the Sun is only over the Equator on two days a year. The rest of the time it is either moving north to the Tropic of Cancer and back or south to the Tropic of Capricorn and back. So someone in England or USA would have the smallest,shortest shadow on the day the Sun was above the Tropic of Cancer (Midsummer Day) and the longest when the Sun was over the Tropic of Capricorn (Midwinter Day). The opposite would apply for an Australian.
Why does the sun rise and the sun set change?
The direction the sun rises and sets varies greatly because of the tilt in the Earth's axis - meaning that the sun rises and sets much further north in June than in December because the sun hits the Tropic of Cancer in June more directly than the Tropic of Capricorn.
Why are the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn latitude lines drawn at 23.5?
The sun is directly above the tropic of cancer when it enters the sign of cancer, and directly over the tropic of Capricorn when it enters Capricorn.also they are the same equal length in latitude and longitude - 33 1/3 degrees north and south.
How does the earth's axis affect the constellations and the stars?
Earth's axis has zero effect on the stars and constellations. They aren't related in any way.
How is the solstice and the equinox related to the position of the earth's axis?
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