Question

hours of daylight by latitude

1. complete the labels to show how much daylight an area at each latitude

would have with earth in this position.
·0
·9
·12
·15
·24
hours of daylight
15 hours of daylight
hours of daylight
hours of daylight
hours of daylight
not to scale
42 unit 1 patterns in the solar system

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the North Pole

At the North Pole (N), during certain times of the year (like summer solstice for the hemisphere shown with more daylight), it has continuous daylight. So it has 24 hours of daylight.

Step2: Analyze the next latitude (below 15 - hour daylight)

The equator - like region (but not exactly equator as the Earth is tilted) has 12 hours of daylight. Because during most of the year (except extreme tilts in some non - equinox cases), the equatorial region has approximately 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.

Step3: Analyze the next lower latitude

As we move further south (away from the maximum daylight hemisphere), the daylight hours decrease. So it has 9 hours of daylight.

Step4: Analyze the South Pole region

At the South Pole (S) region (opposite to the hemisphere getting more sunlight), it has 0 hours of daylight (polar night).

Answer:

24 hours of daylight, 12 hours of daylight, 9 hours of daylight, 0 hours of daylight