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I think that the word you want is perpendicular rays, the rays of sunlight hitting the Earth when the Sun is directly overhead. This point is always within the tropics.

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Vertical rays strike the earth and distribute the greatest amount of energy over the smallest area. It is a 90º angle ray that is at the equator when neither pole is tilted toward the Sun.

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Q: The rays of solar energy striking the earth that distribute the greatest amount of energy over the smallest area are what type of rays?
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