The tilt of the earth's axis with the plane of the orbit is why.
No, when a magnet is swinging freely, one end does not always point east. Instead, it aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field, which means one end will point toward the magnetic north, while the opposite end points toward magnetic south. The magnetic poles of the Earth do not coincide perfectly with the geographic poles, so the direction a magnet points can vary based on its location and the local magnetic field.
The meeting point of Polaris (the North Star) and the Southern Cross is at the celestial south pole. This point in the sky is directly opposite the Earth's geographic north pole and cannot be seen from the Southern Hemisphere. Observers in the Northern Hemisphere can use Polaris as a guide to locate the North Star, while in the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Cross is a prominent constellation used for navigation.
They are too extremes, either the longest or shortest days. They are both turning points as the length of a day starts to change in the opposite manner, either lengthening or shortening after that point. Which solstice they are, is a matter of geography, in that a winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is a summer solstice in the southern hemisphere and vice versa. So we have two solstices each year; what you call them depends on where you live.
No. Comets tails always point away from the sun. I believe the are a result of the heat and solar winds projected out from the sun which strip material off from the comet as it travels through space.
As you move from point A to point B in the northern hemisphere, you are likely moving northward or southward. The length of a degree of longitude decreases because lines of longitude converge toward the poles. This means that as you approach the poles, the distance represented by each degree of longitude shrinks, while the distance represented by degrees of latitude remains relatively constant.
they both point opposite ways 1. They are two opposite cardinal points on the compass. 2. Each indicates a different direction 3. North is used as the primary direction reference point in the northern hemisphere, and vice versa with the south in the southern hemisphere.
The North Pole always points towards the North Star, and the South Pole points towards the opposite direction. During the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun, and vice versa during the summer season. The opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.
The shadow points directly south at midday in the northern hemisphere and directly north at midday in the southern hemisphere. This is because the sun is at its highest point in the sky at midday, casting shadows directly opposite the sun's position.
The opposite side of the world in the same hemisphere refers to locations that are roughly 180 degrees apart in longitude but share the same latitude. For example, if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite point would also be in the Southern Hemisphere, just on the exact opposite side of the globe. This concept is known as antipodes, where a point in one hemisphere corresponds to its direct opposite in the other hemisphere.
The longest days of the year occur around the summer solstice, when the Earth's poles point toward and away from the sun. In the northern hemisphere it's about June 21, and in the southern hemisphere it's about December 21. In the opposite hemisphere, meanwhile, these days will be the shortest.
The constellation Archer, also known as Sagittarius, points toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is located in the southern hemisphere and is known for its teapot shape formed by its brightest stars.
They have one point in common.
They can have only one point in common.
The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Missouri is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Madagascar. This area is roughly in the vicinity of the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. Since Missouri is in the Northern Hemisphere, the antipodal point is in the Southern Hemisphere, emphasizing the diversity of Earth's geography.
The Antarctic peninsula points toward South America, specifically toward the countries of Argentina and Chile.
No, if point C lies between points A and B, then rays CA and CB are not opposite rays. Opposite rays are defined as two rays that share the same endpoint and extend in opposite directions, forming a straight line. In this case, CA and CB extend from point C towards points A and B, respectively, but they do not extend in opposite directions from a single point.
When the earth is at the point in its orbit at which the northern hemisphere's tilt toward the sun is at its maximum, winter is beginning in the southern hemisphere.