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What causes tropical climates to be hot?
Being near the equator where the sun is more directly overhead.
When is the sun directly overhead in queensbury ny?
The sun can never be directly overhead anywhere in New York state ... or anywhere in the USA for that matter. The highest it can ever appear is at noon on June 21. But in order to ever see it directly overhead, you have to be located within 23.5 degrees of the equator.
What circle of latitude describes the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon?
Tropic of Capricorn
Where would you see the sun directly overhead on Sept 21?
the equator
What are the northernmost and southernmost latitudes where the sun can be in the zenith?
The northernmost latitude at which the sun can be directly overhead is around 23.44° north. That latitude is called the Tropic of Cancer, and the sun is directly over it at the moment of the June equinox.The southernmost latitude at which the sun can be directly overhead is around 23.44° south. That latitude is called the Tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is directly over it at the moment of the December equinox.
The sun is most directly overhead near the?
Equator
Why is the mid day sun most dangerous?
When the sun is directly overhead, the sunlight is most intense.
What causes tropical climates to be hot?
Being near the equator where the sun is more directly overhead.
Is the sun directly overhead in the equator?
Not always. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at the spring and fall equinoxes.
The sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees north latitude in?
The sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5oN). This is as the most northernly latitude which has the sun directly overhead at any time of the year. A similar case happen at the winter solstice at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5oS).
Why is the climate near the the equator usally warmer?
As you move away from the tropics, the angle of the sun increases and less of the energy of the sun reaches the surface to warm things up. Near the equator, the sun is most nearly directly overhead most of the time and the tropics (near the equator) get the most energy from the sun, thus keeping things warmer.
Where does the sun most directly overhead?
At the Tropic of Capricorn.
Which circle of latitude describes the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon?
The Tropic of Cancer ... roughly 23.5 degrees north ... is the most northerly latitude where the sun can ever appear directly overhead.
How often does the sun pass directly overhead when observed from Lagos Nigeria between November 1st and December 31st each year?
Never. The only time the sun can appear directly overhead at Lagos is sometime near April 5 and again sometime near September 4.
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.
When is the sun directly overhead here in Levittown NY?
The sun is never directly overhead in Levittown, NY, as it lies above the Tropic of Cancer.
When is the sun directly overhead in queensbury ny?
The sun can never be directly overhead anywhere in New York state ... or anywhere in the USA for that matter. The highest it can ever appear is at noon on June 21. But in order to ever see it directly overhead, you have to be located within 23.5 degrees of the equator.
