• Question: why is the north/south pole light all day and night at the start of the year and why is it dark all day and night in the end of the year?

    Asked by maxalvers007 to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 26 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 26 Apr 2012:

      That’s a great question, max! It’s to do with the tilt of the Earth – at certain times of year, the north pole will be tilted towards the sun in such a way that the sun never actually sets, and the exact opposite happens in winter!

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