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is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere receiving more sunlight on june 22nd
northern hemisphere
what causes seasonal changes
tilt of the earths axis
long lat formula
degrees +(minues divided by 60) + (seconds divided by 3600)
you burn your hand on a hot meal pan
the transfer is
conduction
internation dateline changes
what is the axial tilt
23.5
earth is furthest from the sun in
july
1 =
60 min/3,600 sec
equinoxes
march 21st + 21st
day length 12 hours everywhere
sun overhead equator
contents of the atmosphere
nitrogen/78%
oxygen /21%
argon/0.9%
December solsitice
dec 22nd
sun is overhead trop of cap
start of winter in Nh
earth is closer to the sun in
January
as you boil water, water bubbles up...
the transfer is
convection
autumnal equinox
sep 21st
1st thermal layer
troposphere temp decreases
June solstice
June 22nd
directly overhead trop of cancer
start of summer in NH
earths rotation is farthest at
the equator
you hold your hands near a fire to warm them up..
the transfer is
radiation
vernal equinox
march 21st
2nd thermal layer
stratosphere temp increases
earths tilt is always pointing towards
the north star (polans)
what is the shape of earth
oblate spheroid
you enjoy a cool breeze om a hot day
the transfer is
advection
earths rotation creates
time
3rd thermal layer
mesosphere temps decrease