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प्रश्न
Which is the longest and which is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and why?
उत्तर
- The longest day in the Northern Hemisphere is June 21st as the sun's rays fall vertically at the Tropic of Cancer and the North Pole is tilted towards the sun.
- The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere is December 22nd as the sun's rays fall vertically at the Tropic of Capricorn and the North Pole is tilted away the sun.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is a geographic grid?
Give a reason for the following:
A globe is the most popular model of the earth.
Give reasons for the following
The length of day and night is not equal at all places on the earth.
On which dates does the sunshine vertically overhead at
(a) Equator,
(b) Tropic of Cancer.
(c) Tropic of Capricorn?
Describe how the duration of sunlight changes from the Equator to the Poles with respect to the angle of incidence.
Name the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
Give reasons for the following statement:
Daylight decreases as we go polewards from March 21st to June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere
Give reasons for the following statement:
Beyond the tropics, the Sun is never overhead
Give reasons for the following statement:
The regions, near North Pole and South Pole, have six months of continuous day-light and darkness.
What is a Geoid?
