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What is the latitude of the tangent rays in the southern hemisphere?
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The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the southern hemisphere would be 66.5 deg S (Antarctic Circle)
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What time of the year is the southern hemisphere exposed to vertical rays of the sun?
When the northern hemisphere is in winter, the southern hemisphere is in summer.
In the summer the direct rays of the sun are hitting what hemisphere?
The hemisphere where it is summer. Northern in July, Southern in Dec.
When the sun is rays are shining directly on the northern hemisphere what are they doing in the southern hemisphere?
The Earth is close to a sphere so there is but one single point on the sphere that has the Sun directly overhead at any one time. When this point is in the Northern hemisphere (roughly from the 21 of March to the 20 of September) the Southern hemisphere is less directly hit by the rays of the Sun and experiences somewhat cooler seasons than when the rays of the Sun strike more vertically.
Are the sun rays stronger in Southern hemisphere than northern?
The earth is closer to the Sun in the southern hemisphere when it is summer, but during summer in the northern hemisphere the earth is farther away by many millions of kilometres . Although this will change gradually and in 13,000 years the opposite will be true .
When neither the northern nor southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun the noon sun's vertical rays are felt at?
the equator
What is is the latitude of the tangent Rays in the southern hemisphere?
The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the southern hemisphere would be 66.5 deg S (Antarctic Circle)
What is the latitude of the the tangent rays in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21?
The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the northern hemisphere would be 66.5 degrees N (Arctic Circle)
What are tangent rays?
Tangent rays are the migratory sun rays that skim over the earth's surface at high latitude locations (Polar Regions). These rays also occur during dusk and dawn at any latitude.
What are the degrees of latitude in the Northern hemisphere?
Any latitude has tangent solar rays, at local sunrise and sunset. At the appropriate time of year, latitudes greater than 66.5° north or south can experience tangent solar rays at any point in a 24-hour day.
What time of the year is the southern hemisphere exposed to vertical rays of the sun?
When the northern hemisphere is in winter, the southern hemisphere is in summer.
In the summer the direct rays of the sun are hitting what hemisphere?
The hemisphere where it is summer. Northern in July, Southern in Dec.
What is the latitude of the the tangent rays in the Northern Hemisphere on the September and March Equinoxes?
At the time of the equinoxes, the sun's rays would be nominally tangent to the Earth at the north and south poles. Those are 90 degrees north and south of the equator respectively. Also I think at either 23.5 degrees north or 23.5 degrees south at sunrise and sunset.
Are the sun's rays striking the Northern or Southern hemisphere the most during the summer?
well if you say it that way, it depend which hemisphere you live in. We live in the northern hemisphere, so the sun rays strike to the southern hemisphere.
How many months go between when the northern hemisphere receives direct rays from the sun as opposed to the southern hemisphere?
There is no time between these. On the day before the autumnal equinox, the sun is directly overhead in the northern hemisphere (at a latitude just north of the equator). The following day, it is directly overhead in the southern hemisphere (just south of the equator). The sun goes from being overhead in the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere instantaneously, the change happening at the autumnal equinox.
Why does the northern hemisphere receive more sunlight than the southern hemisphere?
Whichever hemisphere (the Northern or Southern Hemisphere) is tilted toward the sun receives more direct rays of sunlight (or rays that are closer to perpendicular or a 90° angle). The hemisphere tilted toward the sun also has more hours of daylight than the hemisphere that is tilted away from the sun
What is a vertical rays?
the parallel of latitude 23½ degrees south latitude marking the southern limit of Sun's vertical rays
Why does south America get longer hours of daylight in December than in the UK?
UK is in the northern hemisphere while south Africa is in the southern hemisphere. during december the suns rays fall directly on the southern hemisphere while northern hemisphere gets slant rays hence UK is colder in december than Africa.
