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Miscellaneous
100
The place of 24 hours of darkness, during the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
What is the antartic circle?
100
when the earth is closest to the sun
What is perogee?
100
direct sunlight on the equator
Why do we have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night?
100
12 hours of daylight and dark
What is direct sunlight on equator
100
the north to south invisible line that divides daylight and dark
What is the circle of illumination?
200
Earths maximum inclination toward the sun on June 21 and 22
What is the summer solstice?
200
the north of the arctic circle gets NO sunlight, and south of the antartic cirlce gets 24 hours of light on december 21 to december 22
What is the winter solstice?
200
usually occuring on march 20 or 21, when the subsolar point is heading north
What is the spring equinox?
200
on september 22 or 23 when the subsolar point is on the way north
What is the fall equinox?
200
when the earth is at its closest approach to the sun
What is perihelion?
300
31'30", 31'29", 31'28"
What are the apparent diameters in the summer?
300
when the sun is directly overhead at noon at 23 1/2 degrees south
what is the subsolar point?
300
31' 56", 31' 50", 31'45" ,31'41"
What are the apparent diameters of the sun in spring time?
300
31'46", 31'51", 31'57"
What are the apparent diameters of the sun in september?
300
When the rays of sunlight hit at 90 degrees on a spot on the earth.
What is direct sunlight?
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