12 points!!!!?

Question

ok this is a seasonal quiz about well seasons! not many people i asked dis knew... ps. this is not a hw question or anything! alrite? lets go! c if u're smarter than them! ok here we go:

at wat location does the length of day vary the least?

at wat location does the length of day vary the most?

_____ is the apparent intersection of the earth and sky

_____ is an imaginary line that extends from pole to pole

_____ is the distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian on a map or globe.

why do we have seasons? how does the earth's rotation change according to the seasons?

good luck!

thnx u guys 4 answering and damn r u smarter than my cousins! and this isnt a hw thing or nything! ok? so dont accuse me of hw fraud or sumthin!

Answer 1

equator

pole

horizon

meridian (not just prime)

latitude

tilt in the axis with respect to the ecliptic (the plane the earth sits)

Answer 2

The length of the day varies the least along the equator, and the most at the poles. One pole faces the sun for half a year, and the other for the other half; so you have both 24-hour and 0-hour days (on the other hand, you could say there is only one loooong day per year, and no variation in day length there...but I guess that's not what they meant). This is because the earth's axis of rotation is not perpendicular to its orbit. If it was perpendicular, then the poles would receive good flat evening sunlight all the time, and the length of the day would be constant at any given latitude. (Why don't you get a ball and a light bulb and play around with them?;)

The apparent intersection of the earth and sky, my dear, is the horizon. (What a surprise :P)

An imaginary line that extends from pole to pole is, to my best knowledge, a meridian. (You could have guessed from the next question!)

Latitude is the distance north/south of the equator.

Seasons are there because of that nasty tilt in the earth's axis of rotation. In summer, your hemisphere points slightly towards the sun and you'll get longer days and consequently more sunlight/more warmth. Moreover, the rays of the sun reach your spot at higher angles, which means less atmosphere to cross and less energy lost from the light. In winter, you are facing away from the sun, and you get shorter daylight and flatter angles of sunlight. Again, go play with the globe and the light bulb :)

All this stuff also influences winds and currents, which lead to seasons (though seasons of a different sort) in places where there's plenty of light and heat throughout the year, like tropical grasslands.

And please, please, other answerers, don't drive me up the wall!!! In fact when you are closest to the sun it's WINTER on the northern hemisphere! Just look into a good astronomy book before you answer! Or use your brain, if you have two hemispheres and one has winter when the other has summer... just think... :'''(((

Answer 3

the horizon is the apparent intersection of the earth and sky

Prime Merridian (sp?) is an imaginary line that extends from pole to pole

latitude is the distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian on a map or globe.

We have seasons because of the revolution and rotation of the Earth.

Sorry I couldnt answer all of them! Hope I helped a little bit! :]

Answer 4

1. Equator.
2. Poles.
3. Horizon.
4. Longitude / Meridian.
5. Latitude.
6. Because of the varying distance of the Earth from the sun while orbiting the sun and because of the tilt of the axis with respect to the orbital plane. Diurnal rotation, does NOT change
according to the seasons, it remains more or less constant.

Answer 5

Today;'s your lucky day. I am a cartographer, and have a dual degree in weather science/geology from the University of Miami. To answer your questions, from first to last:

1. The International Date Line.
2. At the Prime meridian
3. The corona
4. a radiant
5. a parsec.

We have seasons as a result of the magnetic effect of the moon on the earth's tide. As the lunar magnetic field fluctuates over the course of a year in the lunar magnetic cycle, the tides shift accordingly, spurring air temperature changes, and a shift in seasons.

The earth's rotation speeds up in summer, and slows down in winter. That's another reason why the weather is colder in winter.

Good luck, and I Hope you get an A!

Answer 6

equator
north pole/south pole
horizon
any meridian
latitude
we have seasons because of the way the earth tips on its axis, and sometimes you are closer to the sun (summer) and sometimes you are farther away (winter).

Answer 7

2 is enough, do your own homework