When a surface receives sunlight, the angle at which the sunlight strikes the surface affects the amount. heat the surface receives. sunlight sunlight warm less warm The angle at which the sunlight strikes a location on Earth's surface changes as Earth moves around the Sun during a year. This causes the different seasons at a location on Earth. In which of the diagrams is it warmest at location x? (A) (B) S (C) (D)

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When a surface receives sunlight, the angle at which the sunlight strikes the surface affects the amount of
heat the surface receives.
X
sunlight
less warm
The angle at which the sunlight strikes a location on Earth's surface changes as Earth moves around the
Sun during a year. This causes the different seasons at a location on Earth.
In which of the diagrams is it warmest at location x?
(A)
(B)
S
warm
sunlight
S
(C)
*
(D)
Transcribed Image Text:When a surface receives sunlight, the angle at which the sunlight strikes the surface affects the amount of heat the surface receives. X sunlight less warm The angle at which the sunlight strikes a location on Earth's surface changes as Earth moves around the Sun during a year. This causes the different seasons at a location on Earth. In which of the diagrams is it warmest at location x? (A) (B) S warm sunlight S (C) * (D)
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