summer solstice, or june 21
The two periods of maximum solar radiation at the equator occur when the Sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. During these times, the Sun's rays strike the equator most directly, resulting in maximum solar radiation.
The Sun Is Ovearhead the Tropic of Cancer at the beginning of summer(June) in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of winter(December) in the Southern Hemisphere.. The Sun Is Ovearhead the Tropic of Cancer at the beginning of summer(June) in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of winter(December) in the Southern Hemisphere..
No, solar rays do not strike the equator at a 180-degree angle. The angle at which the sunlight strikes the equator varies throughout the year due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. This variation is what causes the seasons.
At the "sub-point" of the Sun; when your latitude equals the Sun's declination. The Sun will be straight up at that location. It depends on the time of year of course. For example, on the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn this happens at the summer solstice there. At the equator it happens twice a year, at the equinoxes.
Solar angle refers to the angle at which the Sun's rays strike a surface. Beam spreading is the process by which a concentrated beam of light or energy spreads out as it moves away from its source, resulting in a wider area being illuminated or affected.
so sun would be the answer. Ans:- Solar Energy/Power would be most sucessful as an energy source in the regions between the Tropic of cancer and Tropic of Capricorn because these are the regions which receives the maximum intensity of sun rays.
In polar areas, solar radiation strikes Earth at a low angle, close to the horizon. This angle causes the sunlight to be more spread out and less concentrated, resulting in lower energy input compared to equatorial regions.
the Earth's tilted axis.
the Earth's tilted axis.
Because Earth is a sphere that is tilted on it's axis.
The region of the Earth that is receives the most sunlight is capable of having the most solar energy. This would include all the area from 23.5o N to 23.5o S, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. On the winter solstice, the sun is directed on the Tropic of Capricorn, and on the summer solstice, the sun is directed on the Tropic of Cancer. So that means the sun never exceeds those lines of latitude.
The "sub-solar point" is the point on Earth where the Sun is straight up, at a 90 degree angle to the ground. This point moves around the Earth each day as the Earth rotates, and appears to move north and south over the course of the year. The sub-solar point is exactly on the equator at the moment of the two equinoxes. In March, the sub-solar point is moving north as it crosses the equator; in September, the sub-solar point is moving south across the equator. In June, the sub-solar point creeps up to the Tropic of Cancer and then heads south again. In December, the sub-solar point gets all the way south to the Tropic of Capricorn at the winter solstice.