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Southern Hemisphere
The southern hemisphere of the earth is the area south of the equator.
1,507 Questions
It is Coriolis effect
When does the southern hemisphere receive most direct sunlight?
In the Southern Hemisphere, the most direct sunlight is on 21 December.
Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the exact opposite of those in the Northern:
First day of Spring is 21 September
Summer Solstice (longest day of the year) is on 21 December
First Day of Autumn is on March.
and Winter begins on 21 June ...
Are penguins found in the northern or southern hemisphere?
They are found in Antarctica which is in the Southern Hemisphere.
What determined if a painter belonged to the Northern or the Southern school?
The painting's spirit and style
It is called solstice. It is summer solstice in the hemisphere where the area is at its maximum, and winder solstice in the other.
They don't. That is a myth. The direction that a toilet flushes depends on how the toilet is designed, not what hemisphere it's in.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, large scale weather systems and ocean currents rotate in opposite directions in opposite hemispheres, but this effect does not influence things on the scale of toilet bowls.
Why does northern hemisphere get more sun than the southern?
There's no "why". Both hemispheres get the same.
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What was an important way that northern and southern women contributed to the war effect?
Organizing nursing groups to tend to the wounded
because it does
When is the southern hemisphere tilted towards the sun?
Beginning around September 22 and ending on March 21.
Can you see the same stars anywhere on earth?
No; the sky looks entirely different in the Southern Hemisphere vs. the Northern Hemisphere.
Does water in the toilet go counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
No actually, im living in the southern hemisphere, and it goes clockwise.
Where in the southern hemisphere can you see the Aurora Australis?
Usually within 20° or 30° of the magnetic south pole. Few people live or travel there but the phenomenon has been seen from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Chile (and of course from research stations on Antarctica).
What causes the difference in seasons between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Seasons are caused buy the tilt of the Earth's axis, and the rotation of the Earth around the Sun. There's only one hemisphere at a time that can point towards the sun. The one that's pointing towards gets summer and the one that's pointing away gets winter.
Why are the stars different in the southern hemisphere?
From the ground you see a different area of the universe - the Earth is round, and from different latitudes in north and south you see a different perspective.
