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Why are there 6 months of darkness and 6 months of daylight in the north and south?
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Think of the world as a top. If you were standing on the very top of that top, you would be spinning, but you wouldn't be moving. This is what happens if you go close to the north or south poles.
You're still spinning, but because you aren't moving very much, you're facing the same direction most of the time. The reason for the "6 months of dark and 6 months of light" is the same reason we have seasons. For 6 months the pole will be facing the sun, and for the next it will be facing away.
Of course, between those two times will be periods where you aren't facing directly towards or away from the sun. And because the north and south poles are on the opposite ends of the Earth, one will be summer while the other is winter.
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Which location of the earth is 12 hours of daytime and 12 hours of darkness?
There is no place on Earth that always has equal daylight and darkness.Every place on Earth has it on some day of the year, with the possible exceptionof the north and south poles.
How many minuts of daylight on the longeat day of the year?
That completely depends on how far you live from the equator. If you live at the north or south pole, then there are six months in the year when the sun never sets. That's 262,966 minutes of continuous sunshine.
Where sun rise for 6 months and drowned for 6 months?
At the north pole and south pole, the sun is up for 6 months and drowns for the other 6 months.
Is there 16 directions i n a compass?
Going clockwise, the 16 directions are... North North North East North East East North East East East South East South East South South East South South South West South West West South West West West North West North West North North West ...and back to North again.
If you are facing east and you turn clockwise 90 degrees which direction will you be faceing?
South
How many hours of darkness are there in one day north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle?
North of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic one, the periods of daylight and darkness both vary from zero to six months, during the course of a year.
How many hours of daylight exist on the north or south poles?
6 months of daylight = 4380 hours
In the world which country have 6 months daylight and 6 monhts night?
The only places which have 6 months daylight and 6 months night are the North and South poles.
How many hours of darkness are there in one day?
It depends on where you are and what season it is. If you are at the equator then there is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. If you are above the arctic circle then during the winter there is 24 hours of darkness each day, this will occur on Dec. 21st. If you are further above the arctic circle the darkness can last for months. During the summer there will be 24 hours of daylight on June 21st, and again this can last for months if you are very far north. The same is true for the South pole as well.
Does the north pole get 6 months daylight in your summer or winter?
because the earth is tilted towards the poles,so in summers the north pole will have continuous daylight for 6 months and south pole will have night for 6 months.Then in winters it will be reversed i.e. north pole will have night for the other 6 months and south pole will have continuous day light for 6 months. this proves that the poles experience day for 6 months and other 6 months they experience night.
What do you know about daylight and darkness in the south pole?
During the day it is light and during the night it is dark.
Do certain areas on earth experience nonstop daylight for six months of the year because of the earth's axis?
Yes but only at the north and south poles
Why does Antarctica get 24 hours daylight in December and 24 hours darkness in June?
Antarctica has its longest days in December, which is summer in the southern hemispher, and its longest nights in June, which is winter. At the Pole, the sun never rises during the shortest days and never sets during the longest days.
What place gets most daylight?
The north and south pole get the most daylight
Which country has 24 hours of daylight?
The country which has 24 hours of daylight is the North AND South poles.
How does the south pole have 24 hours of dayligt?
The Earth is tilted with respect to the plane of its orbit, so that only on the equinox days (usually March 20 and September 23) do both poles experience a short period when both can have sun. The pole that is angled away from the Sun will have no daylight, while the one angled toward the Sun will have continual daylight -- although the Sun just circles the horizon and never goes very high into the sky. So from around September 23 to March 20, the South Pole has 6 months of daylight, 24 hours a day. The exact length is about 4383 hours.
Which country has long days short nights?
Australia is the longest day in summer when daylight saving except south pole and north pole because they are six months day and six months night
