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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. HemisphereFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up hemisphere in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Hemisphere (from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον - hēmisphairion "half of a sphere") may refer to:
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As half of the brain:
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GNU Free Documentation License What side does moss grow in the southern hemisphere? Q. The U.S. is part of the northern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere moss grows north on the things that its growing on. So what side does moss grow on in the southern hemisphere? Asked by SmileyPerson - Wed Feb 17 16:58:22 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. southern Answered by soiltx - Fri Feb 19 12:41:39 2010 In the northern hemisphere, does water always drain in the bathtub counterclockwise? Q. I heard that the reason water spins down the drain is because of the rotation of the earth. Does this mean that in the southern hemisphere that water drains clockwise? Doesn't this also mean that there must be a spot that the water simply goes down the drain without making the cyclone? Asked by RickyRedwood - Sat Oct 11 23:23:30 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. No, it doesn't. "The erroneous bit of folk wisdom you refer to says that water always drains in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere, and in a counterclockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere. The supposed reason for this "fact" is the Coriolis effect, which has to do with the effect of the earth's rotation on moving objects. Well, there is such a thing as the Coriolis effect. It explains why macroevents such as hurricanes rotate in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. However, when you get down to itty-bitty phenomena such as the water draining out of your bathtub, the Coriolis effect is insignificant, amounting to roughly three ten-millionths of the force of… [cont.] Answered by Bella - Sun Oct 12 00:02:44 2008 Why do the coldest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere have the fewest daylight hours?
Q. The coldest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere are December, January, and February, even though the fewest daylight hours occur in December. Why is this? Asked by spellbound_wind_miko - Mon May 18 21:29:50 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. They are the coldest months because they receive so little sunlight for those few months. This is because of the earth's tilt of its axis. Answered by Dis Is Me - Mon May 18 21:33:00 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "hemisphere"  state.gov Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:10:20 GMT+00:00 US Department of State Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo A. Valenzuela will travel to China August 16-20 for the fourth round of US - China ...  signonsandiego.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:15:40 GMT+00:00 San Diego Union Tribune Some of my media brethren in the southern hemisphere of NASCAR are chortling. They never thought the backing Auto Club Speedway received deserved a second ...  abc.net.au Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:10:16 GMT+00:00 ABC Online The dust is still settling in a north west Queensland town after cowboys shared $2000 in prize money at the biggest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere at ... From Google News Search: "hemisphere"  knowleastro.org.uk 580px x 587px | 22.00kB [source page] evening planets to enhance the generally rather drab autumn constellations but by way of compensation a new comet has appeared on the scene to grace the western sky after sunset The Night Sky in November The brilliant white stars Vega Deneb and Altair are collectively known as the Summer Triangle This is something of a misnomer as they are  ncdc.noaa.gov 494px x 721px | 49.20kB [source page] 28 July 2006 at 6 41 PM re 35 See http www ncdc noaa gov paleo pubs mann2003b hemisphere jpg Per the article conclusions for the southern hemisphere are limited by spareness of the available proxy data However the From Yahoo Image Search: "hemisphere"  sharksworld.co.za war1 ue, 29 Jun 2010 08:42:44 GM The Southern . Hemisphere. unions are simply not in a strong enough financial position to compete with European or even Japanese teams. This is in stark contrast to the beginning of the professional era where the Super 12 was the epitomy ... From Google Blog Search: "hemisphere" |
