SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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When the northern hemisphere faces the sun
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when the southern hemisphere faces the sun
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when the northern hemisphere faces away from the sun
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When the Northern and Southern hemispheres both face the sun?
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 21st June, the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. These areas receive more heat because sun rays fall directly on the tropic of Cancer. As the larger portion of the Northern hemisphere gets light from the sun, it is summer in the Northern part of the equator.
Detailed explanation-2: -During part of the year, Earth is closer to the Sun than at other times. However, in the Northern Hemisphere, we are having winter when Earth is closest to the Sun and summer when it is farthest away!
Detailed explanation-3: -For the Northern Hemisphere, the axis points most toward the sun in June (specifically around June 21), and away from the sun around December 21. This corresponds to the Winter and Summer Solstice (solstice is Latin for “the sun stands").
Detailed explanation-4: -The northern hemisphere experiences summer during the months of June, July, and August because it is tilted toward the sun and receives the most direct sunlight.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Earth’s tilt causes the Southern Hemisphere (SH) to lean towards the Sun during SH summer. Meanwhile, it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) which leans away from the Sun.