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The axis on which the Earth orbits on means that depending upon your latitude the day will be longer or shorter.
A good website to look at would be http://www.astronomygcse.co.uk/AstroGCSE/New%20Site/Topic%201/earth%20moon%20sun/how_long_is_a_day.htm
It's a GCSE Astronomy help website but this particular section explains it.
The days are longer in the summer because our section of the Earth is tilted towards the sun during the summer.
Because the tilt of the Earth puts us faces the sun during summer, thus giving us more light.
This effect is more and more noticeable the closer to the poles that you go. When you are really close to the poles, you may have light all day long during summer. Also, on the equator, the days are the same length all year around.
Vada Boyer
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∙ 10y agoThe axis on which the Earth orbits on means that depending upon your latitude the day will be longer or shorter.
A good website to look at would be http://www.astronomygcse.co.uk/AstroGCSE/New%20Site/Topic%201/earth%20moon%20sun/how_long_is_a_day.htm
It's a GCSE astronomy help website but this particular section explains it.
The days are longer in the summer because our section of the Earth is tilted towards the sun during the summer.
Because the tilt of the Earth puts us faces the sun during summer, thus giving us more light.
This effect is more and more noticeable the closer to the poles that you go. When you are really close to the poles, you may have light all day long during summer. Also, on the equator, the days are the same length all year around.
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∙ 10y agoThey aren't. It's the other way around.
This is caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis. When one hemisphere is tilted towards the sun the days get longer and that half gets summer.
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Why is there more hours of day light in summer than any other season?
in the summer longer days in winter the days grow shorter
When the sun rays reach their highest angle in the northern hemisphere the season there in is?
That would be summer. In summer, the northern axis of the earth is tilted toward the sun. The angle of the sun from the horizon is greater than in the winter. This is one reason summer is warmer and days are longer.
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.
What is the length of shadows during the day in summer and winter?
Shadows lengths are less in summer than winter.
Is the troposphere denser in winter than summer?
Yes. Cold air is denser than warm air and thus the troposphere is denser in the winter than in the summer.
Give two differences between summer days and winter days?
1. Summer days are longer than winter2. Summer days are hotter than winter
Which would be longer on your planet your planet your days or nights to earth?
Days are longer than nights in the summer, and the reverse in the winter.
Are the days longer in the summer than in the winter everywhere on Earth at the same time?
No, when it's winter in America, it's summer on the other side of the earth.
Why does the sunrise earlier in the summer then the winter?
the night is longer in summer than winter
About how much longer are the days in summer than it is in winter?
Depends on how far you are from the Equator. At the Equator, there isn't much difference either way. But at the poles you can have daylight round the clock during summer, and darkness round the clock during winter. And inbetween, the result will be inbetween too.
Why is there more hours of day light in summer than any other season?
in the summer longer days in winter the days grow shorter
Are winter nights darker than summer nights?
Yes, winter nights are generally darker than summer nights. This is because the Earth's tilt causes longer nights in winter, resulting in more darkness compared to summer nights when the days are longer and nights shorter.
Why in summer has longer days in June then July?
Why june has longer days in summer than July
Why are summer days longer than winter days on earth?
This happens because the Earth is tilted 23.4 degrees. This tilt is the reason that days are longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. The hemisphere that's tilted closest to the Sun has the longest, brightest days because it gets more direct light from the Sun's rays.
Do Horses sleep longer in the winter than in the summer?
no
Why do summer feel shorter than winter?
It should not. Summer has longer periods of sunlight. Winter has longer nights. Maybe its time to move out of Siberia.
Is the shadow cast by the sun longer in the summer or winter in Alaska?
In any one place, every object has a longer shadow in winter than it has in summer. That fact is an important clue to the reasons for winter and summer.
