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The angle of insolation affects the intensity of insolation directly. In other words, as the angle of insolation increases, so does the intensity of insolation because the Sun is directly overhead at Zenith, giving off direct, or vertical rays. The opposite happens when the angle of insolation decreases, causing a decrease in the intensity of insolation as well.

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The angle the sun's rays hit a given surface on Earth.

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actually it's tropical not polar

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38 degrees north

90° North and South ... the north and south poles.

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Somewhere between 90 degrees (straight up) on the equinoxes, to 66.3 degrees at the solstices.

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Where is the 90 degree angle of insolation on the equinoxes?

Directly on the equator.


How can you measure the angle of insolation without being able to see the sun's rays individully?

you can measure the angle of insolation by measuring the angle of the shadows that appear


What is the difference between a 30 degree angle and a 90 degree angle of insolation and the surface temperature which was 31 degrees Fahrenheit and 25 degrees Fahrenheit?

the 30 degree angle is near the equator and the 90 degree angle is near the trop of Capricorn and cancer


How does insolation change with increasing latitude?

Insolation is the amount of the Sun's energy reaching a unit surface area on Earth (for example energy per square metre). Insolation is reduced with increasing latitude, because of the angle at which the Sun's rays hit the surface. The changing angle at which the energy hits the surface means that the energy is spread over a larger area with increasing latitude, North or South. That's the main reason the poles are cold and the equator is hot. In the hemisphere where it's summer, the effect is not so extreme because of the Earth's axial tilt ("towards" the Sun, in that hemisphere). In the winter time at high latitudes the effect is very significant because the Earth is then "tilted away" from the Sun, in that hemisphere.


Describe the relationship between the angle of insolation and the rate of heating a surface.?

The angle of insolation into a surface is largest when the surface directly faces the Sun. That coincides with the temperature rising. So the angle of insolation goes up as the temperature goes up.


What season has the highest angle of insolation?

Summer


Why do you think the amount of insolation increases from the poles towards the equator?

There is no 'why' because that statement is false. The equator is right in the CENTER of the tropics. As the sun wiggles back and forth between the edges of the tropics each year, the equator is the place that receives the MOST average insolation.


Which month has the greatest duration of insolation for the equator?

The Summer Solstice (June 21).


What does the temperature do as the angle of insolation increases?

The temperature goes up because when the angle of insolation increases, it means that the sun's rays are becoming more directly focused on that area. That makes it hotter.For example, the equator is very hot. That's because that's where the sun's rays focus on most directly.The day is warm, and the night is cold.Summer is hot all day long if the angle of the sun is direct.YEARS:Summer = DirectWinter = IndirectFall/Spring = Half


Why are the hottest climates near the equator?

This region receives the most nearly perpendicular insolation.


What is the definition for angle of insolation?

The angle the sun's rays hit a given surface on Earth.And the angle is measured from the horizon up to the position of the sun


Regardless of the diurnal or seasonal cycle insolation is always?

higher at the equator and lower at the poles.