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What latitude on earth receives the vertical rays from the sun when earth is a position M?
When the Earth is in position M, which typically corresponds to the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (around June 21), the latitude that receives the vertical rays of the sun is 23.5° N, known as the Tropic of Cancer. Conversely, during the winter solstice (around December 21), the vertical rays hit 23.5° S, or the Tropic of Capricorn. During equinoxes, the sun's rays are directly overhead at the equator (0° latitude).
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What are latitude and longitude measured in?
Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, with latitude representing north-south position and longitude representing east-west position on the Earth's surface.
What is the opposite of longitude?
It has no opposite. The complimentary term is latitude.
Why would you use lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
What are latitude longitude the Equator the Prime Meridian and a grid?
Latitude is a series of imaginary lines running horizontally across a map to denote position north to south. Longitude is the lines running vertically to denote east west position. Prime meridian is the line running north south, passing through Greenwich, England and is 0 degrees longitude. Equator is the same but for latitude. A grid is a series of horizontal and vertical lines arranged so you can plot position on them easily and accurately.
Longitude and Latitude of Earth?
Since the latitude/longitude coordinates comprise a system invented for the purpose oflocating points on the surface of the earth, alllatitudes and all longitudes are locatedon the earth's surface.
Is latitude an element of weather?
no, but it has control such a marked effect on climatic elements as does the latitude, or the position of earth relative to the sun.- latitude is an imaginary line on the earth- its position on a world map is parallel.
What are Longtitude and latitude determining?
Your physical position on the surface of the earth !
Where on Earth will a dip needle point most in a vertical position?
equator
Which part of earth receives the greatest total amount of solar radiation when earth is in position?
South
Which area of the Earth receives almost-vertical rays of the sun all through the year?
Middle latitudes
What is a map that shows longitude and latitude called?
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and twoor three of the numbers represent horizontal position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation.
Of what use are longitude and latitude?
They help pinnpoint one's position on the earth.
What are latitude and longitude measured in?
Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, with latitude representing north-south position and longitude representing east-west position on the Earth's surface.
What is the opposite of longitude?
It has no opposite. The complimentary term is latitude.
What are horizontal lines on earth called?
horizontal lines represent latitude and vertical lines represent longitude
Why would you use lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
What does line of latitude indicate?
Latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface.
