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What is the latitude of the vertical direct rays of the sun? |
23.5 degrees North |
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What is the latitude of tangent rays in the Northern Hemisphere? |
90 degrees North |
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What is the latitude of the tangent rays in the Southern Hemisphere? |
66.5 degrees South |
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Why is the June solstice associated with the Southern Hemisphere? |
The seasons are reversed. |
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Based on the June Solstice, why does the equator receive equal day and night? |
The tropics don’t feel the effects of the seasons. |
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Why does the length of the day become longer as you move North of the equator? |
Daylight hrs increase with increasing latitudes. |
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Within which range of latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere is 24hrs of daylight experienced? |
66.5 degrees H and 90 degrees H |
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Name the 7 parallels of earth |
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When does the equator have longer days then all of the other latitudes listed in the table above? |
December Solstice |
