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This occurs in many countries, such as Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Alaska, and northern Canada. This is because all these countries lie on the invisible Arctic Circle. Because the earth is tilted on its axis 23 degrees, the sun only rises and sets once per year at the North and South Poles.
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Why is half the year day and half the year night in the Antarctic?
Because of the way Earth is tilted on its axis and rotates around the sun.
What is longest day noted till yet?
Inside the arctic circle, it can be "day" all day long, all 24 hours long. At the poles, this will continue for half a year. The other half year is night.
Why is half countrys of the earth is day and half of the country of the earth is night?
Because the earth spins on it's axis with a sun on one side of the earth and the moon the other side of the earth and there is an imaginary line across half of the earth and which half gets on to the sun or moon side it is night and so that means the other half is day.
If Earth didn't rotate would there be day and night?
No because if the earth did not rotate there would either be only day or only night .
How long is night?
half the day
How much of earth is in day and how much is in night?
Half and half
Is there a country that never experience night time or daytime?
No. Everywhere on the globe will experience night time (or day time) at least once during the year.
How does a planet create day and night?
During its rotation around its own axis half of the planet faces the sun [day] and half faces away from the sun [night] As the planet continues to turn so night slowly turns into day and then day into night and so on.
Is pm night?
"POST MERIDIAN" means after noon that is 12 o clock mid day to 12 o clock mid night so half day and half night
What planet has a day half as long as its year?
That's Mercury: "sidereal day" is more than half its year. Or, it could be Venus: "solar day" is just over half its year.
Why do you have a day and night?
Because the earth rotates (spins). Half the time you are facing the sun (light/day). The other half you are on the side away from the sun (dark/night).
Why do you a day and night?
Because the earth rotates (spins). Half the time you are facing the sun (light/day). The other half you are on the side away from the sun (dark/night).
