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When do the suns rays strike latitude 23.5 at an angle of 90 degrees?
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Actually at 23.5 degrees it is never overhead because the Earth's axial tilt is only 23.44 degrees. However, for the purposes of this answer let us round up to 23.5 degrees.
The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5° North of the equator.
The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23.5° South of the equator.
There is one day each year when the Sun is overhead (90 degrees) at these latitudes. In the North this is at the Summer Solstice in June (around the 21st) each year and in the South it is at the Winter Solstice in December (around the 21st) each year.
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When do the Sun's rays strike latitude 23.5 degrees at an angle of 90 degrees?
During the solstice (our summer for north, our winter for south).
At what angle will the sun's rays most directly hit the earth?
90 degrees
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?
pie
What angle will the suns rays most directly hit the earth?
the equater A+ 90 degrees
Does the sun's rays strike earth at an angle during the winter?
The sun rises each year at the South Pole about September 21 and sets each year about March 21. This means six months with no sunsets. The maximum height of the sun above the horizon is only 23.5 degrees, so you could consider it less sun, except that you don't offer a comparison.
When do the Sun's rays strike latitude 23.5 degrees at an angle of 90 degrees?
During the solstice (our summer for north, our winter for south).
What axis does earth spin on?
23.37 degrees Meaning that the Poles are tilted at 23.37 degrees to the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth.
What latitude receives the most direct rays of the sun?
The sun's rays are strongest at 0 degrees latitude.
Does the solar rays strike the equator at 180 angle?
yes
Why is there a difference in climate between areas at 0 latitude and areas at 45 latitude?
The climate is cooler at 45 degrees latitude compared to 0 degrees latitude because the Sun is shining at a different angle. At 0 degrees latitude, the Sun is shining directly overhead, and thus it receives highly-concentrated sun rays which heat up the Earth rapidly. However, at 45 degrees latitude, the Sun is shining at a slanted angle, which makes the sun rays spread over a larger area and warming the Earth at a slower rate.
What happens to the angle of reflected light rays as the angle of incident light rays becomes steeper?
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Therefore, if your angle of incidence is 15 degrees, your angle of reflection equals that also. If it is 45 degrees, your angle of reflection is also 45 degrees, and so on.
What is the angle at which the sun's rays strike the surface of Earth in the tropics?
LEss than a 45 degree angle
What is the different between oblique rays and vertical rays?
Either the answer will be that they contain more solar energy, it strike's the earth at an angle greater than 90 degrees, or it could be that they spread energy over a larger surface area.
The direct rays of the sun migrate from what latitude to what latitude?
From the Tropic of Cancer (23.45 degrees north) to the Tropic of Capricorn (23.45 degrees south).
You are measured in degrees you have a vertex your sides are two rays?
an angle
What is measured in degrees has a vertex and the sides are two rays?
an angle
What is the space between 2 rays as measured in degrees?
An angle.
