Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
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Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
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Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

Description : Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

Last Answer : (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere Explanation: The winter in the Southern Hemisphere occurs when the Northern hemisphere is tilted more toward the Sun. From the perspective of an ... the Earth, the winter Sun has a lower maximum altitude in the sky than the summer Sun.

Which one of the following is called North-easter? (1) Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions (2) Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region (3) Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere (4) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia

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Last Answer : Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere

Which one of the following is called as "Roaring Forty"? (1) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40°-60° S (2) Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 40°-60° N (3) Very cold winds which blow in winters (4) Very hot and fast blowing summer winds

Description : Which one of the following is called as "Roaring Forty"? (1) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40°-60° S (2) Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 40°-60° N (3) Very cold winds which blow in winters (4) Very hot and fast blowing summer winds

Last Answer : (1) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40°-60° S Explanation: The Roaring Forties is the name given to strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of ... South Pole and the Earth's rotation, and there are few landmasses to serve as windbreaks.

The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above

Description : The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above 

Last Answer : rotation of the earth

Biosphere refers to (1) the area of the land inhabited by living organism (2) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals (3) the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms (4) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms

Description : Biosphere refers to (1) the area of the land inhabited by living organism (2) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals (3) the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms (4) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms

Last Answer : the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms

Here in the northern hemisphere, fall's arrived, and winter's coming on. Do you do anything special to mark the change of seasons?

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The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India

Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India

Last Answer :  the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India

In an iceberg floating in the sea, out of 10 parts of its mass, how much will remain above the surface of the water? (1) 1 part (2) 2 parts (3) 4 parts (4) 6 parts

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Last Answer :  1 part

How does the tilt of earths axis account for differences in the area of sunlight each hemisphere receives during the summer solstice and winter solstice?

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Last Answer : 66½°

Earth is closest to the sun every year in early -------, when it’s winter for the Northern Hemisphere. We’re farthest away from the sun in early ---------, during our Northern Hemisphere summer. A. January – July (Answer) B. June – December C. July – January D. December – June

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Last Answer : A. January – July (Answer)

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Description : India lies (a) mainly in the northern hemisphere (b) entirely in the northern hemisphere (c) on the Equator (d) more in the southern hemisphere

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Description : Is Australia in the northern or the southern hemisphere? -Geography

Last Answer : Australia is in Southern Hemisphere.

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Description : If it is fall in the southern hemisphere what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

Last Answer : It will be the opposite. If you are having winter now (2018),Australia is having the very hottest days that they have had.

What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the counter clockwise deflection of air in southern?

Description : What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the counter clockwise deflection of air in southern?

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Description : If someone in the northern hemisphere views a full moon what does the southern hemisphere sees?

Last Answer : Need answer

How will the winds of blowing out of a pressure system in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere blow?

Description : How will the winds of blowing out of a pressure system in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere blow?

Last Answer : They will blow in opposite directions.

What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere? (a) No difference (b) Four hours difference (c) Four minutes difference (d) There are no such cities

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Last Answer : Ans: (a)

India lies in the hemisphere: [SSC Graduate 2003] (a) Northern and eastern (b) Southern and eastern (c) Northern and western (d) Northern and southern

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India lies in the _______ hemisphere. (1) northern and eastern (2) southern and eastern (3) northern and western (4) northern and southern

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Why are the areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere very cold?

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Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLOCKWISE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 

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Last Answer : mud is a bad conductor

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Description : Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left? -Do You Know?

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Last Answer : the kinetic energy of the falling water is converted into heat.

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Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate (1) The distance between the sun and the earth (2) The depth of the ocean (3) The radius of the earth (4) The radius of the sun

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Last Answer : 8 minutes

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Last Answer :  Mars and Jupiter

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Description : Which of the following options correctly explains the term heat budget? (1) It is a mode of transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. (2) It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation. ... waves. (4) It is the amount of heat which the surface of earth receives from the sun.

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Description : Which of the following options correctly explains the term heat budget? (1) It is a mode of transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. (2) It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation ... waves. (4) It is the amount of heat which the surface of earth receives from the sun.

Last Answer :  It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation