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What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun rays strike?
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∙ 9y ago
The seasonal tilting of the Earth away from the Sun, causes the sunlight to strike the Earth at an angle that means the distance travelled is longer and cooling is increased. This means that Winter occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and visa versa when the Earth tilts towards the Sun.
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∙ 14y agoMore solar radiation results in higher temperature. A slight increase in solar radiation can cause a dramatic change in temperature on Earth.
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∙ 9y agoTemperature rises as the angle at which the Sun's rays strike approaches 90 degrees to the surface in question.
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Does the solar rays strike the equator at 180 angle?
yes
Cold area where the sun's rays strike at a very low angle?
The Polar regions.
Explain how both kinds of reflection obey the law of reflection?
The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. In regular reflection, parallel rays strike are reflected from smooth surface at the same angle in diffuse reflection, parallel rays strike and are reflected from a bumpy surface at different angles.
What is a major cause of temperature changes on earth?
The angle of the sun's rays is one of the major causes of temperature changes on Earth.
Why is the most heat is in the equator?
Because the sun's rays strike the earth at the sharpest angle, concentrating the heat more. The further away from the equator you go, the shallower the angle - making the energy cover a wider area, meaning the energy is less concentrated.
What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun's rays strike the earth's surface increases. As the angle decreases. What happens to the length of the shadows at the same time?
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What happens to the temperature as the angle at which the Sun's Rays strike earth's surface increases as the angle decreases what happens to the length of shadows at the same time?
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What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun's rays strike the earths surface decreases?
Usually, as the angle of incidence of the sun's rays decrease (i.e. when the sun is nearer to the horizon than to the zenith) the temperature decreases.
Does the solar rays strike the equator at 180 angle?
yes
What happens to temperature as the angle at which the suns rays strike the earths surface decreases?
it decreases... that's why the two poles are the coldest places on earth... however, considering the earth is a sphere the angle you are talking about is relative to the point on earth which you are referring to... therefore, there will always be a point on the earth's surface where the suns rays are hitting at exactly 90 degrees...
What is the angle at which the sun's rays strike the surface of Earth in the tropics?
LEss than a 45 degree angle
When cathode rays strike a metal target say tungsten what happens?
x-rays are emitted
What happen when light rays strike at a slant?
They bounce off at the same angle as they went in at.
Cold area where the sun's rays strike at a very low angle?
The Polar regions.
How does the angle of which the suns rays strike the earth affect the temp at the earths surface?
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How does the angle at which the sun's rays strike the Earth affect the temperature at the Earth's surface?
If the sun's rays hit the Earth's surface at a direct spot, which is usually around the equator, that area would be the warmest. Any area that is far away from the sun's rays is usually cold.
How does the angle at which the Suns rays strike the earth affect the temperature at earth surface?
If the sun's rays hit the Earth's surface at a direct spot, which is usually around the equator, that area would be the warmest. Any area that is far away from the sun's rays is usually cold.
