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Hemispheres
The earth is divided by the equator and the meridian into four hemispheres: northern, southern, eastern and western.
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-Gagandeep S.True or false earth is closest to the sun when it is summer in the northern hemisphere?
False:
The Earth has an ecliptic orbit around the Sun and is closest to the Sun at perihelion [See related link]. This occurs about January 3rd. So the closest point to the Sun is during the winter months in the northern hemisphere.
The Earth is the furthest from the Sun at aphelion [See related link] around 4th July.
The phenomenon of seasons are influenced by the tilt of the earth's axis, and which hemisphere is receiving the most direct light.
There-in lies your answer.
Is the earth closer or farther from the sun when the northern hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight?
What hemispheres are crossed by the 15 degrees latitude line?
-- The 15° North latitude line is completely in the northern hemisphere,
and crosses the eastern and western hemispheres.
-- The 15° South latitude line is completely in the southern hemisphere,
and crosses the eastern and western hemispheres.
What are the two hemispheres of earth?
The two hemispheres of the Earth are the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, divided by the equator. The Northern Hemisphere contains the continents of North America, Europe, and parts of Asia, while the Southern Hemisphere includes South America, Africa, Australia, and the majority of Asia.
What is the of the layer of earth that lies underneath the crust?
The layer underneath the crust is called the mantle. It is made up of solid rock that is capable of flowing slowly over long periods of time.
Why does water flow in different directions down the sink in different hemispheres?
The Coriolis effect, caused by the rotation of the Earth, influences the direction of large-scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. While the Coriolis effect does influence these large-scale systems, its impact on the direction water flows down a sink is negligible compared to other factors like the sink's shape, the initial motion of the water, and local disturbances. In small-scale systems like sinks, these other factors play a much larger role in determining the direction of water flow.
Is there more precipitation near the equator or the poles?
There is typically more precipitation near the equator due to the warm air rising and condensing to form clouds and rain. In contrast, polar regions generally receive less precipitation because the cold air holds less moisture and has less energy to produce rainfall.
What is the definition of light rain heavy rain shower?
Rain falls from stratus clouds - the layered cloud type that blankets the sky over a large area - whereas showers fall from cumulus clouds - the towering convection cells that are more limited in extent. Hence showers are often described as scattered. Light and heavy refer to the intensity of rain - the amount that falls in an hour or day, or its ability to wet a surface. Light rain will wet a surface but won't create puddles - just a few millimetres in depth - whereas heavy rainfall will have measurable depth and create puddles. Other words describe the duration or frequency of rainfall over time - steady, short or intermittent.
Is Paris in the North Eastern or North Western hemisphere?
Regarding Paris, France: The city is in the northern and eastern Hemispheres,
or, the northeastern 'quarter-sphere' if you will.
What is the difference between active and passive remote sensing systems in geography?
Active remote sensing transmits energy to allow an image to be formed.
Passive remote sensing collects energy reflected or emitted from a surface.
Active systems direct a bean of energy at a surface and analyze the energy reflected back. An example of active sensing would be a radar.
Passive systems are pretty much what the eyes see, and it's like a photograph. Passive sensing radiates visible light.
How far away is the prime meridian from NC?
Hatteras Island is at about 75.5 degrees west longitude.
If you want to visit the Prime Meridian from North Carolina, the closest point is in the open sea about midway between Norway and Greenland, where the Prime
Meridian is only 3,592 miles from Cape Hatteras.
What is the equator and prime Meridian divide the earth?
The Prime Meridian (Longitude 0 degrees) and the Equator are MAN-MADE grid lines of demarcation that simply help people know where they are any any given moment. They were originally developed to aid in navigation at sea, since road signs kept sinking. So early cartographers and map makers simply divided the globe (as they knew it, anyway) into imaginary grid lines that were a set distance apart. The distances between the lines changed depending on your reference in the other direction. In other words, the distance between the Equator and the 10 degrees north latitude is greater than the distance between the 70 degree and 80 degree north latitudes, because the latter two are much "higher" on the globe. This is hard for some people to grasp, because it's difficult to represent a round surface such as the Earth, by a flat, two-dimensional map. Just think of them as arbitrary reference lines that mark off portions of the earth for navigation.
Geographers often study the Eastern and Western Hemispheres more because these hemispheres contain a greater percentage of the world's population, major cultural and economic centers, and historical significance. Additionally, the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are often interconnected through trade, politics, and global connections, making them crucial areas of study for understanding global dynamics.
The lines on a globe refer to latitude and longitude lines that help locate points on Earth's surface. Latitude lines run east-west and measure a point's distance north or south of the equator, while longitude lines run north-south and measure a point's distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. These lines intersect at specific points to create a grid system used for navigation and mapping.
Which would happen at middle latitudes if the tilt of Earth's axis increased by 10?
If the tilt of Earth's axis increased by 10 degrees, there would be more extreme seasons at middle latitudes. This would lead to hotter summers and colder winters with more pronounced temperature variations throughout the year. The length of daylight hours would also change, affecting the timing of sunrise and sunset.
What country is in the opposite hemisphere from the one you live in?
Most of the world's countries are in the Northern Hemisphere, including North America (Canada, US, Mexico, Central America), northern South America, Europe (the UK, Scandinavia, France, and the Mediterranean countries), Asia (Russia, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and every other country except Indonesia), and two-thirds of Africa (West Africa, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and as far south as Uganda and the Congo).
The countries that are partly or wholely in the Southern Hemisphere include most of South America (e.g. Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, most of Brazil), southern Africa (e.g. Tanzania, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, and Madagascar), Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and islands of the South Pacific and South Atlantic. Antarctica, which has no countries, is obviously in the south as well.
The Western Hemisphere usually refers to the Americas, including Greenland and Hawaii, but also technically includes Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, most of Spain, and parts of western Africa. All other countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
How many miles are there between each latitude?
Well, that's question that doesn't have an answer in exactly the form it was asked,
because there's no 'set' of latitudes to go from one to the next. It's like asking
"How far is it between each height ?"
One degree of latitude is roughly 69.11 miles, but latitudes can be measured down to
a difference of less than an inch.
One minute of latitude is about 1.15 miles, or 6082 feet, and one second of latitude
is about 0.0192 mile, or 101.4 feet.
Stick a pencil into the ground, and a good surveyor can measure its latitude
down to less than 0.001 second.
The Equator is the imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles and is at zero degrees latitude. It divides the Earth into North and South Hemispheres. The Sun appears directly above the Equator at the Autumn and Spring equinox.
The Prime Meridian based on Greenwich, England, is at 0 degrees longitude and all other meridians are "X" degrees east or west of it. The Prime Meridian was established for navigation and is the basis on which International time is kept.
The International Date line is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Prime Meridian and is the point which seperates yesterday from today. The line was drawn by international agreement, and was skillfully drawn so as not to cross any land to keep all areas of a country in the same day (and time zone). There are few bends and kinks in the International Date line to achieve this, but if it was a straight line, it would generally be at 180 degrees E or W longitude.
The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line are the two lines that separate the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The Tropic of Capricorn is at approximately 23 degrees 30 minutes S latitude and marks the point on the Earth's surface where the Sun is directly overhead at the southern Summer Solstice. It also marks the southernmost point of the Tropic Zone.
From Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 10th Ed., USDA, NRCS The placic horizon (Gr. base of plax, flat stone; meaning a thin cemented pan) is a thin, black to dark reddish pan that is cemented by iron (or iron and manganese) and organic matter. Required Characteristics A placic horizon must meet the following requirements: 1. The horizon is cemented or indurated with iron or iron and manganese and organic matter, with or without other cementing agents; and 2. Because of lateral continuity, roots can penetrate only along vertical fractures with a horizontal spacing of 10 cm or more; and 3. The horizon has a minimum thickness of 1 mm and, where associated with spodic materials, is less than 25 mm thick.
Give the reasons of studying the earth gravity field?
The universe is filled-up with tiny, tight and vibrating energy packets which are packed in the black holes by absorbing the radiation emitting from the other universal objects. These vibrating energy packets are rushing towards low pressure ( of these energy packets ) areas. Nuclei of the atoms of the universal objects act as furnaces using these packets as fuel and radiate energy. This radiated energy get distributed using the vibrating energy packets as medium. Rushing of these energy packets cause gravity and planetary motion. solar energy is also due sudden burst of these packets, where at the Sun nuclei of atoms are kept open.
I think energy radiations, gravity and planetary motions can be interpreted by this notion. I never used to think that fruit from the tree is pulled towards the earth rather it is pushed.
What line divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
The equator divides the Earth North to South.
What plate boundary does merapi sit on?
Mount Merapi sits on the destructive plate boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate in Indonesia. This boundary is characterized by subduction, where the Indo-Australian Plate is moving beneath the Eurasian Plate, leading to volcanic activity in the region.
What hemispheres is the US in?
The united states is in the northern and western and eastern (Alaska sits either side of the 180o meridian) hemispheres.
Which hemisphere has more are covered by water?
The Western Hemisphere (west longitude) has more water than the Eastern Hemisphere (east longitude), which has more land area. Asia, most of Europe, most of Africa, Australia, and about 70% of Antarctica comprise the land of the Eastern Hemisphere, compared to two continents (Americas) for the Western. The Eastern and Western hemispheres roughly split the Pacific Ocean, plus the Western Hemisphere contains practically all of the Atlantic Ocean.
The comparison is about the same if the alternate convention is used, in which the eastern hemisphere is defined as between 20°W and 160°E.
(Because of the grouping of the major continents, the southern hemisphere has much more water and the northern hemisphere has much more land.)
