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Between what two latitudes can the sun's rays be directly overhead?
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Between 23.5° south latitude and 23.5° north latitude.
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Where on earth are the suns rays most intese Least intense?
The sun is directly overhead between the Tropic of Cancer (June) and the Tropic of Capricorn (December) when it's rays are most intense. They are least intense at the South Pole (June) and North Pole (December).
Is the southern limit of the suns direct rays is marked by the tropic of cancer?
The tropic of Cancer is 23° North of the Equator. It represents the point where the Sun can be directly overhead. If you are any further north, the Sun can not be overhead. The corresponding feature in the southern hemisphere is the Tropic of Capricorn. As to the Sun's direct rays, they can be anywhere from the South Pole to the North Pole. Those two points and everything in between receives the Sun's direct rays at some time during the year.
In the parallels of latitude called Cancer or Capricorn are the Sun's rays directly overhead?
Yes on one day in the year the solstice denoting summer in each hemisphere.
Where would you find the most direct rays from the sun?
At the equator at the equinoxes, and at some point between the two tropic latitudes (Cancer or Capricorn) the rest of the year.
The latitude in Houstan is 30degree's North.do the sun rays ever shine directly overhead in houstan?
No. The sun can never be overhead at any latitude that's more than about 23.5 degrees north or south. (What's the matter ? Doesn't Houston get hot enough for you in August ???)
When are the sun's rays most directly over one of the topics?
At either of the tropics the sun's rays are most directly overhead at mid-day in mid summer.
Does a equinox have sun rays that shine directly over head?
The sun's rays are always directly overhead somewhere on earth. Twice a year,at the moment of each equinox, that place is somewhere on the equator.
When are the rays of the sun are strongest on a sunny summer day?
When the Sun is DIRECTLY overhead its Rays are the strongest. This is because they are traveling through the shortest amount of the Atmosphere to reach you.
Where on earth are the suns rays most intese Least intense?
The sun is directly overhead between the Tropic of Cancer (June) and the Tropic of Capricorn (December) when it's rays are most intense. They are least intense at the South Pole (June) and North Pole (December).
How many months go between when the northern hemisphere receives direct rays from the sun as opposed to the southern hemisphere?
There is no time between these. On the day before the autumnal equinox, the sun is directly overhead in the northern hemisphere (at a latitude just north of the equator). The following day, it is directly overhead in the southern hemisphere (just south of the equator). The sun goes from being overhead in the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere instantaneously, the change happening at the autumnal equinox.
Is the southern limit of the suns direct rays is marked by the tropic of cancer?
The tropic of Cancer is 23° North of the Equator. It represents the point where the Sun can be directly overhead. If you are any further north, the Sun can not be overhead. The corresponding feature in the southern hemisphere is the Tropic of Capricorn. As to the Sun's direct rays, they can be anywhere from the South Pole to the North Pole. Those two points and everything in between receives the Sun's direct rays at some time during the year.
In the parallels of latitude called Cancer or Capricorn are the Sun's rays directly overhead?
Yes on one day in the year the solstice denoting summer in each hemisphere.
What month do the direct rays of sun hit the tropics of Cancer?
The sun is directly overhead on the Tropic of Cancer at the timeof the June solstice ... roughly June 21 or 22.
Vertical rays can only occur between what degrees?
Only between 23.5 degrees on each side of the equator. The earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees, so the sun's vertical rays will only oscillate between those latitudes throughout the year. They are at those extremes during the solstices.
Where would you find the most direct rays from the sun?
At the equator at the equinoxes, and at some point between the two tropic latitudes (Cancer or Capricorn) the rest of the year.
When the sun is rays are shining directly on the southern hemisphere what are they doing in the northern hemisphere?
The Earth is close to a sphere so there is but one single point on the sphere that has the Sun directly overhead at any one time. When this point is in the Northern hemisphere (roughly from the 21 of March to the 20 of September) the Southern Hemisphere is less directly hit by the rays of the Sun and experiences somewhat cooler seasons than when the rays of the Sun strike more vertically.
When the sun is rays are shining directly on the northern hemisphere what are they doing in the southern hemisphere?
The Earth is close to a sphere so there is but one single point on the sphere that has the Sun directly overhead at any one time. When this point is in the Northern hemisphere (roughly from the 21 of March to the 20 of September) the Southern hemisphere is less directly hit by the rays of the Sun and experiences somewhat cooler seasons than when the rays of the Sun strike more vertically.
