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How many degrees of latitude does the suns most direct ray this means the sun is directly overhead travel per day?
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Between June 21 and December 21, it moves from 23.5 north to 23.5 south ... 47 degrees of latitude.
Then during the other 6 months, it covers the 47 degrees to return back north.
But the rate at which it covers this range is not constant. The speed is "sinusoidal" ... slowest at
the ends, and fastest in the middle.
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What is the first day of summer in Texas when the direct rays of the sun are at the?
The first day of summer in the northern hemisphere is the day when the sun appears farthest north among the stars, at the point known as the "Summer solstice", usually on June 21 or 22. At that time, the sun is seen directly overhead from some point on the Tropic of Cancer ... the parallel of 23.5 degrees north latitude. It's never possible for the sun to be seen directly overhead anywhere in Texas. The southernmost point in Texas, near Brownsville, is about 170 miles north of the Tropic of Cancer.
Where is the sun straight overhead at an equinox?
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Does the northern hemisphere have more daylight hours on December 21 to June 21?
The Tropic of Cancer ... an imaginary line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere ... receives direct sun rays on June 21.
What is the latitude of the tangent rays in the southern hemisphere?
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How many degrees of latitude does the sun's most direct ray (this means the sun is directly overhead) travel per day?
About 360o --- plus some small error due to Earth around Sun.
What line of latitude always receives direct sunlight and would be the hottest place on earth if only latitude were considered when determining climate?
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What is the imaginary line that circles the earth at latitude 23.5 degrees north?
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How does your noontime shadow change throughout the year?
The specifics change depending on the latitude in question, but the noontime shadow will become shorter as the sun's direct rays of incidence approach the latitude in question and longer as the sun's direct rays of incidence recede from that latitude. For example, if you live at 45 degrees North, your shortest shadow will be on the summer solstice, since the sun's direct rays of incidence are at 23.5 degrees North on that day and will be south of that position on all other days. Conversely, if you live at the equator, your shortest shadows will be on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, since the sun is directly overhead on those days.
What latitude receives the most direct rays of the sun?
The sun's rays are strongest at 0 degrees latitude.
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).
What latitude gets the most direct sun on June 21?
Jun 21st is the summer solstice. The sun's latitude on that day is 23 1/2° and it would be directly overhead. This signals the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the first day of winter in the southern hemisphere.
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no direct cost is not an overhead
How many months go between when the northern hemisphere receives direct rays from the sun as opposed to the southern hemisphere?
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Differentiate prime cost and production overhead?
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