Homework Help: Science

Posted by Cassie on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 5:06pm.

Daylight hours in the summer time are noticeably longer than in the wintertime. Why?

My answer:

Since the direct sunlight hits the Northern Hemisphere and we are getting as much direct sunlight as possible, the days are longer.

Is this correct?

Science - Angie, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 6:52pm
the answer is;as the sun's axes revolves around the earth,the northen hemisphere gets colder causing the days to get shorter.

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