Question:
Which one of the following latitudes will experience a minimum angle of the Sun’s rays when it is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
Which one of the following latitudes will experience a minimum angle of the Sun’s rays when it is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
Options:
- a) Arctic Circle
- b) Equator
- c) Tropic of Cancer
- d) Tropic of Capricorn
- a) Arctic Circle
- b) Equator
- c) Tropic of Cancer
- d) Tropic of Capricorn
correct answer : d)
Explanation:
During summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 S) in the Southern Hemisphere experiences the minimum angle of sun’s rays.
During summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 S) in the Southern Hemisphere experiences the minimum angle of sun’s rays.