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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.


How are oblique rays different from vertical rays?

Obviously the angle of incidence is different. The oblique rays spread their energy over a larger area of the surface than vertical (also called perpendicular or normal rays)


Oblique rays are different from vertical rays because they?

They contain more solar energy!


How oblique rays are different from vertical rays?

These two types of rays differ in their Angles of Incidence: vertical rays bounce down and then right back up into themselves while oblique rays bounce off at different angles (vectors) from the incident angle of the incoming rays, also called waves. Compare this to horizontal rays that while sent out side to side, if they do not hit a mountain range, they will wave away indefinitely forever.


What is the colder at high latitudes because the sun's rays strike earths surface at a angle there?

Oblique


Why do the vertical solar rays produce more heat?

Because vertical solar rays are less oblique during Sumner and are concentrated over smaller areas


Why are oblique rays so different from vertical rays?

Oblique rays hit the Earth's surface at an angle, spreading the same amount of sunlight over a larger area, resulting in less intensity. Vertical rays, on the other hand, hit the surface perpendicularly, concentrating the sunlight on a smaller area, leading to higher intensity. This difference in intensity affects the amount of heat and light received at the surface.


What is the relation between oblique and vertical incidence?

Oblique incidence applies to rays that are incident at some angle OTHER THAN at right angles (90 degrees) to the surface on which they are incident. Vertical incidence IS at right angles.


How does vertical and oblique sun rays affect temperature of the Earth?

Vertical sun rays, received near the equator, result in higher temperatures as the energy is more concentrated on a smaller surface area. Oblique sun rays, received near the poles, lead to lower temperatures as the energy is spread across a larger surface area, causing less heating. The angle at which the sun's rays hit the Earth's surface influences the amount of energy absorbed and subsequently impacts the temperature.


Does the equator receive oblique rays?

Sure. A single point on the equator receives direct solar rays at one instant of time sometime around March 21. Another single point on the equator receives direct solar rays at another instant of time sometime around September 22. Those two points receive oblique/indirect solar rays at all other times, and all other points on the equator receive them at all times.


What part gets slanting rays of the sun in December?

In December, the Southern Hemisphere gets slanting rays of the sun, as it is summer in that part of the world during this time. The Tropic of Capricorn receives direct sunlight, causing the rays to hit the Earth at a more oblique angle, resulting in slanting rays.


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.