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How do I find out what way I am facing by using the sun?

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Track the location and movement of the sun in the sky over an hour or two. The sun and moon both generally move east to west.

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Which is the heaviest side of a tree?

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The side of a tree that is the fullest or most grown.

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How do we find directions on overcast sky day/night?

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When you can't use the sun, moon, or stars to navigate, observing nature is often the best way to find your direction. Looking to see which side of the tree is heaviest, as described above, can help you differentiate between north and south.

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I need to write an essay on how we use the things in the sky to navigate like the stars and moon and sun. What should I do?

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You can use this fact for your essay: in the Southern Hemisphere, there is a star constellation called the southern cross (it looks like a kite with a tail). Wherever the kites tails points is South.

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How do you find east by using a magnet at night?

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When you can't use the sun, moon, or stars to navigate, observing nature is often the best way to find your direction. Looking to see which side of the tree is heaviest, as described above, can help you differentiate between north and south.

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Where is the southern hemisphere?

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The southern hemisphere is the bottom half of the globe. It consists of Australia, Antarctica, most of South America, and some parts of Africa and Asia.

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What hemisphere is Sri Lanka in?

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The southern-most tip of Sri Lanka is almost six degrees north of the equator. That puts it in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Which hemisphere in Pakistan in?

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Pakistan is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

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If I stand erect, with my arms outstretched and my right arm pointing at the rising sun, would I be facing North or South?

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You would be facing North. The Sun rises in the East, meaning that If you are looking directly at it, North will be off to your left.

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