Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Describe the position of the earth in relation to the sun in the winter and summer for the Northern Hemisphere?
Hi, The first day of summer in the northern hemisphere is the :"summer solstice", & is the longest day, & shortest night of the year, in the north, On this day, the north pole is tipped towards the sun, to it's maximum degree, & it will begin to tip away from the sun just a little bit every day, for the next 3 months, At which time the "fall equinox" occures, & the line between the poles is perpendicular, to the sun,..Then the north pole will begin to tip away from the sun, into the night, for 3 months, ontil the winter solstice occurs & the north pole is tipped away from the sun to it's maximum, & the area within the artic circle gets no sunlight, then at the time of the winter solstice, in the north, the north pole will begin to begin to tip back towards the sun, & the sun will rise at the tme of Spring equinox at which time both poles are on the shadow line, between night & day, then the north pole will begin to tip towards the sun for 3 nonths, until the summer solstice occurs again,....So at both poles the sun rises & sets only once a year, & the days & nights are both ,6 nonths long,..
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