Geography, asked by manni66, 7 months ago

why do the poles experience 6 months day and 6 months night
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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer:

  • Because of this tilt, each Pole is tilted towards and away from the Sun for about six months each. When the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun, it experiences continuous daylight for six months.

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Answered by Anonymous
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  • ᴡᴇʟʟ, ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ sɪx ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴇs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ 77 ᴅᴀʏs ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ɪɴ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ʀɪsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴇs ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴏʀ; ɪᴛ ʀɪsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴛs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ.

  • ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ’s ᴘᴀᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ɪs ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴇʟᴛ 23.50° ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴏʀ. ᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs, sᴜɴʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴀʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ɪs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀʜᴇᴀᴅ; ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴɢʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's ᴛɪʟᴛ. ᴀs ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴏʀʙɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ, ғᴏʀ ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ sɪx ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴏʀ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴀxɪs - ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴇs- ᴀʀᴇ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs sᴜɴ. ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴍɪsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴍɪsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ. ᴀᴛ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀxɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ sᴇᴀsᴏɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴘʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴛᴜᴍɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.

  • ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴀʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs - 66.50° ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴏʀ - ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ‘ʀɪsᴇ’ ᴏʀ ‘sᴇᴛ’ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs. ᴀғᴛᴇʀᴀʟʟ, ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴘᴏʟᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴜᴛʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴘᴏʟᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ 360° ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴇs. sᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪʟᴛ ɪs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪʟᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ. ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ʀɪsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴛs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ.

  • ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪʟʟᴜᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ's ɪs ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ 6° ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴄɪᴠɪʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ɪs ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ 18° ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀsᴛʀᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ..

  • ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴅɪᴘs ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ 6° ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴄᴛ. 25ᴛʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀs ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ɴᴀᴜᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇs 12° ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴅᴀʀᴋ - sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴛʀᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ. ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴇɴᴅs ʙʏ ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 13ᴛʜ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ. ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛɪʟʟ 29ᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛs – ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜɴs ɪɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀsᴇ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ – ᴀsᴛʀᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ, ɴᴀᴜᴛɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ.

  • ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɴᴏ ɴɪɢʜᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜɴᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ
  • ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴄᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ 77 ᴅᴀʏs ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜɢᴜsᴛ.
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