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Winter
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When people on the northern hemisphere have winter (for example in North America) the people living on the southern hemisphere have summer (for example Australia).
And vice versa.
It's summer in Australia now.
Same goes for autumn and spring, that's also switched half a phase.
Unless you live near the equator, than you really don't have seasons. It's the same weather all year around there. (for example Tenerife.)
Never got this in school? (no offense
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And vice versa.
It's summer in Australia now.
Same goes for autumn and spring, that's also switched half a phase.
Unless you live near the equator, than you really don't have seasons. It's the same weather all year around there. (for example Tenerife.)
Never got this in school? (no offense
)According to the animation, there's very little snowfall during the southern hemisphere winter? (other than Antarctica . . . )
Am I the only one who read the first post and thought "man, I really hope the dad isn't the one saying its winter all the time?"
The arguement was that we have an elliptical orbit too, so we were arguing when certain parts of the globe are in winter and others in summer.
say for instance, when Italys winter starts for instance in comparison to Australia?
I tried to keep it basic because I was afraid I would get responses like this from people who can't even read:
say for instance, when Italys winter starts for instance in comparison to Australia?
I tried to keep it basic because I was afraid I would get responses like this from people who can't even read:
Yes but........The technique of starting off a sentence with "right" caught my attention even more
There are videos on youtube that are quite helpful:
Apparently explaining the seasons requires you to talk in a strange manner
One way to see it for yourself it to get yourself a globe and a torch/flashlight to represent sunlight. Shine the light from a distance onto the tilted globe and observe how the spot from the light is tightly concentrated in some areas and yet stretched out and weak in others.
You may be surprised by how many adults have misconceptions about the seasons and what causes them. When I was about 14 at school, I remember a teacher (not science) standing in front of the class and telling us all that the seasons are caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun. Fortunately I knew that couldn't be the whole story; if it were, why would it be summer in Australia when it's Christmas here?
To be honest, I think it's understandable that some people get it wrong. There's quite a lot to the complete picture in a way. The way the earth orbits about the sun, but is tilted about it's axis of rotation and the way that axis is orientated relative to the sun as the earth orbits. The fact that celestial objects follow elliptical orbits; but wouldn't you know it a circle is a type of ellipse. The way the tilt explains 24 hour daylight/darkness in the Arctic/Antarctic circles ... and so on.
I was talking to my GF about the seasons a little while back; she's not dumb by any means, but she had virtually no idea on this particular topic. Everyone is taught how the seasons work at primary school here in the UK. I guess a lot of people just don't make the effort to remember it.
Apparently explaining the seasons requires you to talk in a strange manner
One way to see it for yourself it to get yourself a globe and a torch/flashlight to represent sunlight. Shine the light from a distance onto the tilted globe and observe how the spot from the light is tightly concentrated in some areas and yet stretched out and weak in others.
You may be surprised by how many adults have misconceptions about the seasons and what causes them. When I was about 14 at school, I remember a teacher (not science) standing in front of the class and telling us all that the seasons are caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun. Fortunately I knew that couldn't be the whole story; if it were, why would it be summer in Australia when it's Christmas here?
To be honest, I think it's understandable that some people get it wrong. There's quite a lot to the complete picture in a way. The way the earth orbits about the sun, but is tilted about it's axis of rotation and the way that axis is orientated relative to the sun as the earth orbits. The fact that celestial objects follow elliptical orbits; but wouldn't you know it a circle is a type of ellipse. The way the tilt explains 24 hour daylight/darkness in the Arctic/Antarctic circles ... and so on.
I was talking to my GF about the seasons a little while back; she's not dumb by any means, but she had virtually no idea on this particular topic. Everyone is taught how the seasons work at primary school here in the UK. I guess a lot of people just don't make the effort to remember it.
Yes but........The technique of starting off a sentence with "right" caught my attention even more
Have i walked into a forum mostly devoid of social skills/intellect or something: Link Removed
It's a widely accepted colloquialism/phrase which you can use to start a conversational point, that means to straight to the point: "straight: a right line."
Jesus...
There are videos on youtube that are quite helpful:
Apparently explaining the seasons requires you to talk in a strange manner
One way to see it for yourself it to get yourself a globe and a torch/flashlight to represent sunlight. Shine the light from a distance onto the tilted globe and observe how the spot from the light is tightly concentrated in some areas and yet stretched out and weak in others.
You may be surprised by how many adults have misconceptions about the seasons and what causes them. When I was about 14 at school, I remember a teacher (not science) standing in front of the class and telling us all that the seasons are caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun. Fortunately I knew that couldn't be the whole story; if it were, why would it be summer in Australia when it's Christmas here?
To be honest, I think it's understandable that some people get it wrong. There's quite a lot to the complete picture in a way. The way the earth orbits about the sun, but is tilted about it's axis of rotation and the way that axis is orientated relative to the sun as the earth orbits. The fact that celestial objects follow elliptical orbits; but wouldn't you know it a circle is a type of ellipse. The way the tilt explains 24 hour daylight/darkness in the Arctic/Antarctic circles ... and so on.
I was talking to my GF about the seasons a little while back; she's not dumb by any means, but she had virtually no idea on this particular topic. Everyone is taught how the seasons work at primary school here in the UK. I guess a lot of people just don't make the effort to remember it.
Brilliant, thank you for an educated response!
Have i walked into a forum mostly devoid of social skills/intellect or something
Jesus...
You're asking a question about where winter occurs and you quesiton MY intellect??
No, it's just you. Punctuation is your friend, especially when exploring odd writing techniques. What your link has do do with your use of "right" makes no sense at all. Nice strawman.
Interesting enough I just asked my 13 year old Science honers student the same question; her response was "something about 23 degrees." At that point she reverted back to begging for ANOTHER puppy.
Well this planets axial tilt is between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees apparently, so that would be about right?
You're asking a question about where winter occurs and you quesiton MY intellect??
No, it's just you. Punctuation is your friend, especially when exploring odd writing techniques. What your link has do do with your use of "right" makes no sense at all. Nice strawman.
*shakes head*
Again a poor grasp of the obvious there, if you had used the old grey matter there were two differing opinions (one of which has been proved correct) in the OP and I didn't signify which was mine.
Your powers of comprehension are astounding my friend!
"Odd writing techniques" LOL!
Let me get this straight... you asked a question, left out details that elevate the question you asked from simply stupid to mildly educated, and yet I'm the one who can't read?
It might be more correct to say:
It might be more correct to say:
Let me get this straight... you asked a question, left out details that elevate the question you asked from simply stupid to mildly educated, and yet I'm the one who can't read?
It might be more correct to say:
Anymore I just don't understand these kids these days
Let me get this straight... you asked a question, left out details that elevate the question you asked from simply stupid to mildly educated, and yet I'm the one who can't read?
It might be more correct to say:
It's the same question because there is only one answer which linear provided, all you added to the thread was a misinterpretation of what I stated, at no point did I state that it was "winter all the time". Hence my retort on the fact you can't bloody read... this is getting pathetic now...
