Match each statement in the left column with the most likely characteristic in the light column. On June 21st On March 20th 2023 On On January 10th, on the Equator, the Solar Altitude is On March 29th On July 3rd, the latitude of the tangent rays of the Sun is On December 20th The Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N) is the The Antarctic   Polar Circle (66.5 degrees S) is the On January 30th, the solar altitude in Central California (about 38 degrees N), is: On April 22nd, the solar altitude in Seattle (about 48 degrees north) is :

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Match each statement in the left column with the most likely characteristic in the light column.

  • On June 21st
  • On March 20th 2023
  • On On January 10th, on the Equator, the Solar Altitude is
  • On March 29th
  • On July 3rd, the latitude of the tangent rays of the Sun is
  • On December 20th
  • The Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N) is the
  • The Antarctic

     

    Polar Circle (66.5 degrees S) is the
  • On January 30th, the solar altitude in Central California (about 38 degrees N), is:

  • On April 22nd, the solar altitude in Seattle (about 48 degrees north) is :

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ikely c
1st
20th
uary 1
uator,
de is
29th
d, the
the
s of th
ber 20
of Can
ees N) is
67 degrees N
northernmost latitude
where the sun rays strike
the Earth's surface
perpendicularly.
the declination of the Sun
is 3 degrees north
farthest distance from the
Pole where the sun rays
are tangent to Earth's
surface.
the day and night are 12
hours long anywhere
between 0 and 60
degrees latitude in both
hemispheres
is the longest day of the
year in the Northern
Hemisphere
54 degrees
is the longest day of the
year in the Southern
Hemisphere
[ Choose ]
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34 degrees
68 degrees
67 degrees N
northernmost latitude
where the sun rays strike
the Earth's surface
perpendicularly.
the declination of the Sun
is 3 degrees north
farthest distance from the
Pole where the sun rays
are tangent to Earth's
surface.
the day and night are 12
hours long anywhere
between 0 and 60
degrees latitude in both
hemispheres
is the longest day of the
year in the Northern
Hemisphere
Joose
Transcribed Image Text:at VC 11 -r, 5 th 20 an ✓ [Choose ] 34 degrees 68 degrees 67 degrees N northernmost latitude where the sun rays strike the Earth's surface perpendicularly. the declination of the Sun is 3 degrees north farthest distance from the Pole where the sun rays are tangent to Earth's surface. the day and night are 12 hours long anywhere between 0 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere Joose
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