at the poles
The Sun's rays strike least directly at the poles.
Directly is near the equator. Least directly is at the poles.
at the poles
at the poles
The sun's rays strike Earth most directly at the equator, where sunlight is more concentrated due to the curvature of the Earth and the angle of incidence. The sun's rays strike Earth least directly at the poles, where sunlight is spread out over a larger surface area and travels through a thicker layer of atmosphere, resulting in lower intensity.
June. (On June 21, to be specific.)
Energy is being absorbed AND being reflected when the sun's ray strike the Earth's surface.
The Equator is directly facing towards the Sun, and so the Sun's rays hits the Equator more directly. As you move north or south, away from the Equator, the Sun's ray hit the Earth at a sharper angle. With further to travel through our atmosphere, the rays are cooler when they strike the Earth.
The rays of the sun strike the Earth most directly at the equator, where sunlight is nearly perpendicular to the surface. This results in more concentrated heat and higher temperatures in these regions.
spring/fall
The vertical ray of the sun will strike near the Tropic of Cancer, which is approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude on June 12 at noon. This occurrence is known as the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
no it shines to pluto Yes, during the course of the year the sun strikes different locations on different days directly, the most northern location the sun can strike directly is called the Tropic of Cancer and the most southern location the sun can strike directly is called the Tropic of Capricorn.