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Southern Hemisphere
The southern hemisphere of the earth is the area south of the equator.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds blow clockwise out of a high-pressure system. In the Southern Hemisphere, winds blow counterclockwise out of a high-pressure system. This is due to the Coriolis effect, caused by Earth's rotation, which deflects the winds in different directions in each hemisphere.
How did Tropic of Cancer get its name?
The Tropic of Capricorn originates from the constellation Capricornus, which marked the southern limit of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere, along which the sun appears to move as viewed from the earth in ancient times.
What is the southern hemisphere?
The southern hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the equator. It includes continents like Australia, Antarctica, most of South America, and parts of Africa. Seasons in the southern hemisphere are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere.
Why do moon phases appear different in different hemispheres?
The Moon appears to change shape because we see different amounts of the lit part as the Moon orbits Earth. When the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, the lit side is hidden from us. As it moves around Earth, more and more of the lit side comes into view. Then it begins to disappear again.
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The Nazca Lines are located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They are a series of ancient geoglyphs created by the Nazca culture between 500 BC and 500 AD. The lines are best viewed from the air, either by plane or helicopter.
What is the hottest place in the southern hemisphere?
The surrounding area of Brasilia has high temperatures all year and it rains only in the summer.
Which continents are in the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres?
There are a few continents that are in both the north and the Southern Hemisphere and they are South America, Asia and Africa.
Why are the largest waves found in the southern ocean?
The largest waves are found in the Southern Ocean because the water is warmer and the winds are stronger there than in any other ocean on earth. it is the fourth largest ocean in the world, after the Pacific Ocean.
Is fuji volcano in the northern hemisphere?
yes as it is located is Japan which is north from the equator
What point on earth is the only place from which all directions face south?
The North Pole - because whatever direction you walk in away from it you will always be heading south. The North Magnetic Pole that is.
Geographic North Pole is the correct answer. The magnetic pole is actually not in alignment with the geographic one.
In the Northern Hemisphere, air deflects to the right (clockwise) due to the Coriolis effect. In the Southern Hemisphere, air deflects to the left (counterclockwise) due to the same effect. This phenomenon is a result of Earth's rotation causing moving objects to deviate from a straight path.
What is a line that divides the earth into two equal halves called?
prime merideane and equator
The equator divides the earth into two equal halves.
What hemisphere has more land?
Scientists now believe that at one point, several billion years ago, there was only one continent, which we call Pangea. Because of plate tectonics, which is the movement of the plates making up the crust of the Earth, that super continent has broken up, and parts of it are drifting erratically around the Earth. It is purely chance that so much continental crust is concentrated in one hemisphere.
When is Scorpius seen in the southern Hemisphere?
If you get up early enough, or stay up late enough, you can see Scorpius as early as middle to late January just before sunrise (around 5am to 7am EST). From the Southeast it rises near the moon. However, only four stars are easily visible: beta scorpii, delta scopii, pi scorpii, and Antares (one of the brightest stars in the sky). These four stars constitute the most recognizable pattern of Scorpius; the head and thorax. If you wish to see the whole constellation, it is probably only visible in Spring/Summer months. The constellation in whole is quite large since it includes the head, thorax, and a long, sweeping tail. In its entirety, the constellation is quite impressive.
This is by far my favorite constellation. I've looked everywhere online for this answer and couldn't find it. The question people have been asking is when it's visible, not what the best time to view it is.
Sources: iPhone StarWalk app and visual observation.
Note: Seen from East Coast in North America. I am not an Astronomer and don't know how different time zones, hemispheres, etc. have an impact on whether or not it is visible but I'm sure they do. Hope this helps.
It drains straight... no spinning. I was recently at the equator in Kenya and they had a demo to show this. It was quite intriguing to witness!
Does water drains backwards in the southern hemisphere?
No. Not only is the Earth's rotation too weak to affect the direction of water flowing in a drain, tests you can easily perform in a few washrooms will show that water whirlpools both ways depending on the sink's structure, not the hemisphere.
That is a myth. Although cyclonic storms tend to rotate the way you describe, water vortexes do not. The particular shape and configuration of the drain, as well as the initial conditions of the swirl, play a much greater role in determining which way the vortex rotates. Although there is such a thing as coriolis, you can't observe it on anything smaller than a storm system. The idea that water spins one way or the other when going down the drain is an urban legend.
When the northern hemisphere experiences _________, the southern hemisphere experiences __________.?
It depends on which half is facing the sun.
Is Bangkok Thailand in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Bangkok, Thailand is located in the northern hemisphere.
Why did the northern part of Carolina develop more slowly than that southern part?
The northern part of Carolina developed more slowly than the southern part due to factors such as less fertile land, harsher climate conditions, and fewer natural resources. Additionally, the southern region had easier access to transportation routes, which facilitated trade and economic growth.
Which continent in the western hemisphere is also partly in the northern and southern hemispehere?
South America is the continent in the western hemisphere that is partly in the northern and southern hemispheres. The equator runs through the continent, dividing it between the two hemispheres.
In the Northern Hemisphere, air is deflected to the right due to the Coriolis effect, resulting in a clockwise rotation. In the Southern Hemisphere, air is deflected to the left, causing a counterclockwise rotation. This deflection is a result of the Earth's rotation causing moving objects to be influenced by the Coriolis force.
