The questions below accompany the lab assignment "Earth-Sun Relations", read the lab manual and respond to the questions posed in the manual in the spaces provided below.
The first section of this "lab" is a quick review of the content material associated with the topic.
If you get most of the content questions on the first page correct, you are probably ready to move on to the skills development questions on the subsequent pages.
If you get more than a few of them incorrect, you should review the chapter in the text dedicated to explaining the how the earth's axial tilt and orbit around the sun function to create the seasons.
These the questions on this page are worth only 1 point per question.
Subsequent questions may be worth significantly more points.
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At the June equinox the sun can be seen directly overhead only at the equator.
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a. True
b. False
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On September 21, the sun's rays are perpendicular to the Earth's surface at _______________.
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a. the Tropic of Cancer
b. the Equator
c. the arctic circle
d. the tropic of Capricorn
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In Australia, the spring equinox is marked on ___________________.
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a. June 21-22
b. September 21-22
c. March 21-22
d. December 21-22
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What is your latitude if on June 21 you observe the noon Sun to be 80.5 degrees above your south horizon?
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a. 23.5 degrees north
b. 10.5 degrees south
c. 33 degrees north
d. 10.5 degrees north
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On December 21, where would you go to experience 24 hours of daylight?
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a. North Pole
b. South Pole
c. Tropic of Capricorn
d. none of these
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What is the relation between noon Sun angle and amount of solar radiation received at the outer edge of the Earths atmosphere?
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a. lower angle, more radiation
b. Sun angle makes no difference
c. higher angle, more radiation
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Variation in the intensity and duration of solar radiation at any given place is largely caused by the tilt of the Earths axis of rotation relative to the plane of the ecliptic.
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a. True
b. False
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The maximum noon Sun angle at Bombay India during the year, (19 degrees N.) is 89 degrees.
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a. True
b. False
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Winter begins in the southern hemisphere on ___________________.
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a. December 21-22
b. June 21-22
c. September 21-22
d. none of these
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During the winter months in South Africa, you would observe the noon Sun angle looking to the north.
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a. True
b. False