Midnight Sun & Polar Night

Question 1

At the North Pole in the summer, the Sun stays up all day and night. How is that different from the Sun where you live?

Accepted Answer

Here the Sun never goes down, but where I live it rises and sets each day.

Answer

Here the Sun never comes out at all, just like where I live.

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Here the Sun rises and sets just like where I live.

Answer

Here the Sun is always hidden behind clouds.

Question 2

You are visiting the North Pole in July. When the clock says midnight, you look up and see the Sun shining. Which sentence best shows how this is different from a typical day at your home town?

Accepted Answer

At the North Pole in July the Sun never goes down, so even at midnight it is daylight, while at home the Sun sets each evening and the sky becomes dark.

Answer

At the North Pole in July the Sun only appears at noon, so the rest of the day is dark, just like at home.

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At the North Pole in July the Sun is hidden all the time, so it is always night, like at home in winter.

Answer

At the North Pole in July the Sun looks bigger and brighter, but day and night happen the same way as at home.

Question 3

What happens to the Sun at the North Pole during the summer months?

Accepted Answer

It stays up in the sky all day and all night, so it never gets dark.

Answer

It never comes up, so it stays dark all the time.

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It rises in the morning and sets at night just like at home.

Answer

It moves in circles and sometimes goes below the horizon.

Try three questions

At the North Pole in the summer, the Sun stays up all day and night. How is that different from the Sun where you live?

You are visiting the North Pole in July. When the clock says midnight, you look up and see the Sun shining. Which sentence best shows how this is different from a typical day at your home town?

What happens to the Sun at the North Pole during the summer months?

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