Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Equinox
Sun's Path
Grab Bag
100
What date is the Summer Solstice?
June 21
100

What is the date of Winter Solstice?

December 21

100
What is the date of the Spring Equinox?
March 21
100

Why is Vestal warmer in the summer compared to the winter? (2 things)

More direct sunlight and more hours of sunlight.

100

Generally, the sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ______ .

Rises in the east, sets in the west.

200
In the Northern Hemisphere do we get more or less hours of daylight in the summer?
We get more hours of daylight in the summer.
200
What month of the year is the Sun lowest in the sky?
December
200
In the Northern Hemisphere do we get more or less hours of daylight during the Equinox?
Equal hours of daylight and nighttime.
200
During which month does the Sun have the longest path in the sky?
June
200
If it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Spring
300

Precisely, where does sunrise and sunset occur on the azimuth for the summer solstice?

North of East and North of West.

300
Does the North Pole tilt toward the Sun or away from the Sun during Winter Solstice?
Away from the Sun
300

Precisely, where does sunrise and sunset occur on the azimuth for the equinoxes?

Due East and Due West.

300

What month of the year is your solar noon shadow the smallest?

June

300

If we are at a latitude of 60o, what is the solar noon height for the equinoxes?

30o

400
How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during summer solstice?
24 hours (Sun does not set)
400
How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during Winter Solstice?
0 hours of daylight. (The sun does not rise)
400
How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during the Equinoxes?
12 hours (Everywhere on Earth gets 12 hours during Equinoxes)
400

What times of day is your shadow longest? (2)

Sunrise and Sunset

400

When is the hottest time of day and why?

2-3 pm, because the ground is reradiating heat back into the atmosphere as well as the Sun being out.

500

Where do the Sun's rays directly strike during the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere?

The Tropic of Cancer.

500

Where do the Sun's rays directly strike during Winter Solstice for the northern hemisphere?

Tropic of Capricorn

500

Where do the Sun's direct rays strike during the Equinoxes?

Equator

500
What compass direction must you always look to see the Sun?
South
500

Why do the Sun's ray at a lower angle give off less heat/energy?

Because the rays are spread out over a larger area and have to travel through more of the atmosphere compared to direct rays.

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