1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Mnenie [13.5K]
3 years ago
11

Suppose Earth’s axis was perpendicular to the plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. How would the climate at the place you live

differ from the climate today? How would it change if Earth’s orbit became much more elliptical?
Geography
1 answer:
Firdavs [7]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

the earth is tilted 28 degree

Explanation:

The main reason why we have seasons during the year is because the Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis. In it's orbit around the sun, when the Earth is tilted toward the sun it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and when the Earth is tilted away from the sun it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere it would be the other way round. Since the Earth orbits the sun steadily, this pattern repeats itself every year.

Well, if the Earth was not tilted, the plane of the Earth's poles would always be perpendicular to the sun, and. The sun would always be just on the horizon 24 hours a day on every day at the poles. There will be no nights at all in the polar regions. Every day would be an "equinox" and throughout the Earth (except the polar regions) there will be a 12 hour "day" and a 12 hour "night" and the sun angle would be about the same every day. There would no longer be seasons as we know them now. The climate, i.e., temperature and the rainfall pattern would not vary much. It would always be hot in the equatorial region and cold at the polar egions. The same climate will last throughout the year, and year after year.

The changes in the oceans and atmosphere would result in tremendous and unpredictable changes in conditions on the earth's surface including shifts in the oceans' levels and changes in the location and extent tropical areas. The tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn would be meaningless because there would be no more "solstices" - it would be an eternal "equinox" meaning the sun rises exactly due East, and sets exactly due West after passing over the equator, day after day, year after year.

There will be a profound effect on the migratory birds and animals. They will find no reason for migration as there are no more seasons. Imagine what may happen if all the bird migration stops! Presently, because of migration, the population of millions of migratory/non migratory creatures are in balance; but if there were no migration, their populations may increase uncontrollably, causing a major zoological imbalance. (Imagine what will happen in East Africa. Every year, blue wildebeest have a long-distance migration looking for greener pastures, coinciding with the annual pattern of rainfall and grass growth. With no seasons there would be no need to migrate.)

And then, an Earth without it's tilt would be divided into climate "bands" that would get progressively colder as we moved away from the equator in both directions. People may not be able to survive the continuous winter of the higher latitudes - like Scandinavia, Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia etc. - and so the population of the Earth would probably concentrate in the midsection tropical/equatorial regions of the planet. Needless to mention, there would be chaos! We may not be able to feed ourselves anymore, because:

The tropical zone would be humid and so, continuous rainfall would quickly erode the soil and drain away the top-soil and the nutrients, making the land useless for agriculture.

We would be plagued by diseases, the pathogens of which thrive in warm, humid environments. You must be aware that cold climate protects much of the world's population from disease carrying tropical insects which account for diseases not only in humans, but also crops and livestock. The tropics is home to MALARIA, EBOLA, and HIV. We just cannot imagine the devastation caused by deaths due to diseases coupled with hunger. As I write this, the world population is 7.32 billion and the annual increase is estimated at 1.10%. Imagine the lot living within some 40° north and south of the equator!

Let's not forget, as our numbers increase, the numbers of other inhabitants of the planet has steadily decreased; many species have even gone extinct due to loss of habitat, pollution, and global warming. With the human population concentrated in the tropical regions, there is bound to be overfishing and over-hunting. Scientists believe that with the current rate of extinction, we will experience a mass extinction in which 75 percent of the planet's species will be extinct within short period of time, like 300 years or so. On an Earth without it's tilt, it would be a lot sooner.

So whatsay, we let the present tilt of the Earth continue until further notice?

Add: Eclipses will become common. Every new-moon will be a solar eclipse and every full moon a lunar eclipse. Some of the solar eclipses would be total, while others would be annular, depending on the how far the moon is from the earth.

You might be interested in
(GIVE VERY SHORT ANSWER)<br>Define immigration​
Alex

Answer:

Immigration is the act of travelling from one country / nation to other countries and nation in order for an action to be taken.

Explanation:

8 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Mr. Goldsmith described the eruption of Mt. Mayon in the Philippines. He discussed great explosions very high into the air of bo
kirill [66]
The correct answer is<span> A composite volcano, rhyolitic magma, and plinian explosion

</span> What composite means is that there was a lot of lava around it that cooled and overtime the more lava there was the more it layered around and created the comoposite volcano. That is because there's a lot of lava at its eruption. The violent explosion is plinian because it goes high into the air with a lot of smoke and matter in it.
6 0
3 years ago
Q4. How the climate of a place is affected by local features, such as height or a<br>coastline? ​
Alborosie

Answer:

The climate of any particular place is influenced by a host of interacting factors. These include latitude, elevation, nearby water, ocean currents, topography, vegetation, and prevailing winds. The global climate system and any changes that occur within it also influence local climate.

7 0
3 years ago
Two lines extend from point S to create a right angle. The vertical line extends from point S through point R. The horizontal li
Grace [21]

A half-infinite line (also known as a half-line) with one of the two points and is commonly used to represent a ray. The endpoint of a ray is point S. The correct option is B.

<h3>What is a ray?</h3>

A half-infinite line (also known as a half-line) with one of the two points and is commonly used to represent a ray. It is assumed to be infinite.

Given that Two lines extend from point S to create a right angle. The vertical line extends from point S through point R. The horizontal line extends right from point S through point T.

Also, A third line extends right and up from point S through point U. This can be drawn as shown below.

Now, since all the ray starts from point S, therefore, the endpoint of a ray is point S.

Learn more about Ray here:

brainly.com/question/17491571

#SPJ1

7 0
1 year ago
I need help what country can I use that has at least ten cities that I can use
lubasha [3.4K]
United states of America
7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • 50 POINTS PLEASE HELP DUE TODAY!!!
    12·2 answers
  • What are the five functions of nematodes in the sioil
    5·1 answer
  • What landforms are created by glacial erosion and deposition?
    12·1 answer
  • The most important source of freshwater in the western Sahel region is the __________. A. Mediterranean Sea B. Atlantic Ocean C.
    9·2 answers
  • The law of superposition is most relevant when studying which type of rock?
    14·2 answers
  • Queen mary 1 of england is called bloody mary because​
    7·2 answers
  • PLEASE ANSWER THESE FOR ME I HAVE A D-
    13·1 answer
  • Locations near
    9·1 answer
  • Where do Volcanoes happen?
    12·1 answer
  • What consider in satellites magery data of remote sensing<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>​
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!