Seasons
Indirect/Direct rays
Solar elevation/temperature
Earths orbit/tilt
Earths structure
100
On what day(s) does the Summer solstice occur?
What is June 20/21
100
Can a place above Denver receive direct sunlight?
What is no
100
What is the coldest day for the northern hemisphere?
What is December 21
100
What does the Earth orbit around?
What is the sun
100
Where is the Equator?
What is the center of Earth
200
On what day(s) does the Winter solstice occur?
What is December 21/22
200
Can the two tropics receive direct sunlight?
What is no
200
What is the highest solar elevation in the northern hemisphere?
What is June 21
200
On what point does the north-eastern hemisphere receive the least sunlight?
What is Winter Solstice
200
How far away is the tropic of cancer away from the equator?
What is 23.5 degrees north
300
On what day(s) does the Fall equinox occur?
What is September 22/23
300
Explain what direct sunlight is?
What is sun rays that directly hits Earth's surface in about a 90 degree angle
300
What is solar elevation?
What is the degree/angle of the sun relevant to Earth's horizon
300
How many degrees is the Earth's angle?
What is 23.5 degrees
300
How far away is the tropic of capricorn from the equator?
What is 23.4 degrees south
400
On what day(s) does the Spring equinox occur?
What is March 20
400
What is indirect sunlight?
What is sun rays that hit Earth's surface at a slant or angle.
400
How does solar elevation affect temperature?
The higher the solar elevation the higher the average temperature is (vice versa)
400
On what point does the north-eastern hemisphere receive the most sunlight?
What is the Summer Solstice
400
On what poles are the Arctic circle and Antarctic circle?
What is Arctic north, what is Antarctic south
500
What is another name for Fall equinox? Spring equinox?
What is Autumnal and Vernal equinox
500
Explain why the North and South poles always have layers of ice?
What is the sun rays hit the ice on an angle or slant; therefore, the sun rays bounce of the ice.
500
Why isn't the hottest day on the first day of summer?
What is the sun rays have to cool down bodies of water. Bodies of water affect temperature/climate.
500
If the Earth is tilted to the right, on what sides are the summer solstice, winter solstice, fall equinox, and spring equinox (top, bottom, left, right)
What is
1. Fall Equinox-bottom
2. Spring Equinox-top
3. Winter Solstice-right
4. Summer Solstice-left
500
When does the equator receive direct sunlight?
What is always