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What are the degrees of latitude in the Northern hemisphere?
Any latitude has tangent solar rays, at local sunrise and sunset. At the appropriate time of year, latitudes greater than 66.5° north or south can experience tangent solar rays at any point in a 24-hour day.
What latitude receives the most direct rays of sun year around 90 n?
There's no place where the angle of the sun's rays doesn't change. But the place thataverages the most direct rays for the longest time in the course of a year is the equator.That's zero latitude.That's probably why it's so warm there.
What latitude receives the most direct rays of the sun year around?
There's no place where the angle of the sun's rays doesn't change. But the place thataverages the most direct rays for the longest time in the course of a year is the equator.That's zero latitude.That's probably why it's so warm there.
What is the latitude that receives the most direct rays of the sun year-round?
The equator (0 degrees latitude) receives the most direct rays of the sun year-round due to its location at the center of the Earth's tropical region. This results in consistent high temperatures and a relatively stable climate throughout the year.
What is the Latitude of the vertical direct rays of the sun?
The latitude where the vertical direct rays of the sun occur is the Tropic of Cancer at approximately 23.5 degrees North. This happens during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere around June 21st each 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.
All of the solar energy intercepted by the earth arrives as oblique rays?
No, not all of the solar energy intercepted by the Earth arrives as oblique rays. The angle of the sun’s rays varies depending on the latitude, time of year, and time of day. At the equator, for example, the sun’s rays are more direct, while at higher latitudes, the rays are more oblique.
When do sun's rays strike latitude 23.5 degrees s at an angle of 90 degrees?
The sun's rays strike latitude 23.5 degrees south, also known as the Tropic of Capricorn, at an angle of 90 degrees during the December solstice, which occurs around December 21st each year. This is when the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, resulting in the sun being directly overhead at this latitude.
The direct rays of the sun migrate from what latitude to what latitude?
The direct rays of the sun migrate between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5°S) throughout the year. This migration causes the changing seasons in different parts of the world.
Will a shadow be longer if you move north on the longitude line or smaller?
That completely depends on where you start from. -- If you're in the southern Hemisphere, at latitude more south than 23.5 degrees, then the shadow gets shorter as you move north. -- If you're in the northern Hemisphere, at latitude more north than 23.5 degrees, then the shadow gets longer as you move north. -- If you're anywhere between 23.5 south latitude and 23.5 north latitude, then the behavior of the shadow as you move north depends on the time of the year.
Which of the following letters indicates a location that receives direct rays of sunlight twice a year?
You haven't included any choices, so none can be selected.In order for that description to apply to any point on Earth, the point must be inthe Tropic Zone; i.e. its latitude must be within the range of (+ or -) 23.5 degrees.
What angle will the suns rays most directly hit the earth?
the equater A+ 90 degrees
